"metaphor" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈmɛtəfɔɹ/

ME-tuh-for

UK

/mˈɛtəfˌɔː/

ME-tuh-faw

释义

A metaphor is a figure of speech where a word or phrase is used to describe something by saying it is something else, to show a similarity between them.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈmɛtəfɔɹ/

英式英语

/mˈɛtəfˌɔː/

简化发音

美式

ME-tuh-for

英式

ME-tuh-faw

语境中听

A common metaphor is 'time is money.'

Poems often use metaphor to create strong images.

'He has a heart of stone' is an example of a metaphor.

Writers love using metaphor to make their stories more vivid.