figurative meaning in Chinese
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.
Examples
- Baptism is a figurative ceremony .
受洗礼是象征的礼节。 - 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。 - "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。 - 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。 - On the twenty years ' study of chinese figurative thinking
中国形象思维研究20年