| 词汇 | figure-of-speech |
| 释义 | figure of speech noun[ C ] uk /ˌfɪɡ.ər əv ˈspiːtʃ/ us /ˌfɪɡ.jʊr əv ˈspiːtʃ/pluralfigures of speech an expression that uses words to mean something different from their ordinary meaning: 修辞格;修辞手段;比喻 "Break a leg" is a figure of speech, meaning "good luck".“断一条腿”是一种修辞手法，意思是“祝你好运”。 Compare tropespecialized image Figurative use of language allegorically allusion anthropomorphic anthropomorphism anthropomorphize double meaning fig figurative figuratively imagery metaphorical metonymic mixed metaphor non-literal non-metaphorical so to speakidiom speak symbol trope unironic You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Linguistics: sentences & expressions a figure of speech | American Dictionarya figure of speechidiom an expression that uses words to mean something different than what they usually mean: You usually use the figure of speech "break a leg" to wish actors good luck. Examples of figure of speechfigure of speech The title refers both to 'hyperbolae' as geometric design and as a figureofspeech. The syntax of "as" is the figureofspeech known as simile. An oxymoron is a figureofspeech that combines two contradictory terms. A metaphor is a "figureofspeech" in which a term is detached from what it normally designates and transferred, implicitly or by analogy, to another object. All this is really figureofspeech. That is not just a figureofspeech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And that is not a figureofspeech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no mere figureofspeech to say that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope he will accept that that was a figureofspeech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is of no use talking and imagining that it is only a figureofspeech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not a mere figureofspeech: their health has been ruined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am an orator, and you are not, and there is a well-known figureofspeech called hyperbole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not use it as a figureofspeech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am using a figureofspeech to demonstrate the seriousness of the issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it was a figureofspeech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of figure of speech These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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