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English translation for "figurative"

[ 'figjurətiv ] 
adj.
1.比喻的,形容的(opp. literal); 修饰多的,比喻多的,词藻华丽的,象征性的。
2.用图形[形像]表现的。
短语和例子

adv.
-ly ,-ness n.
Example Sentences:
1.Baptism is a figurative ceremony .
受洗礼是象征的礼节。
2.This figurative habit of his mind crippled his judgement .
他思想上的这种爱好比喻的习惯,削弱了他的判断能力。
3. "a sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not .
“温和的性情”的sweet是比喻,但“甜咖啡”的sweet则不是。
4.St. john's eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom .
圣约翰的眼睛,虽然就表面的意义来说,是够明净的,可是就比喻的意义来说,却是难以探测的。
5.On the twenty years ' study of chinese figurative thinking
中国形象思维研究20年
6.An analysis on the figurative structure of english proverbs
英语谚语比喻结构分析
7.An introduction of the figurative images of ancient china
中国历代人物图像概述续
8.A study of the figurative imagery created by shakespeare
论莎士比亚作品中的比喻意象
9.Figurative criticism in ancient chinese literature
中国古典诗词及其英译语篇特征对比
10.The philosophical figurative expressions in book
论老子比喻方法及其哲学意义
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