figure of speech

英 [ˌfɪɡər əv ˈspiːtʃ]

美 [ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ]

n.  修辞格; 修辞手段

牛津词典

noun

• 修辞格；修辞手段
  a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental picture or effect

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 比喻;修辞格
  Afigure of speechis an expression or word that is used with a metaphorical rather than a literal meaning.
  1. Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.
     我当然不是，这不过是打个比方。

英英释义

noun

• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  Synonym:tropefigureimage

双语例句

• Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.
  我当然不是，这不过是打个比方。
• Ask someone if you overuse a word, phrase, or figure of speech.
  问问别人你有没有过度使用一个词、句子、或是修辞。
• Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.
  耶稣将这比喻告诉他们。但他们不明白所说的是什么意思。
• The teacher used a vivid figure of speech in his talk.
  这位教师在他的谈话中用了一个形象的比喻。
• As a figure of speech, irony has been widely used beth in literature works and a person's daily conversational speech.
  作为一种修辞手法，“反讽”已越来越多地应用于文学作品和人们的日常谈话中。
• This is the figure of speech of "strangeness", adding boundless charm into his works.
  这种“陌生化”手法，为其作品增添了无穷的魅力。
• Chinese Figure of Speech is an important part of Chinese culture.
  汉语修辞是汉文化的重要组成部分之一。
• I thought it was a figure of speech.
  我把他的话当作一个比喻。
• I didn't really mean she was in outer space it's just a figure of speech.
  我不是说她真在外层空间&这只是打个比方。
• This paper makes an investigation on the basic nature, major characteristics of transferred epithet, and on the principle and techniques of translating this figure of speech from English into Chinese.
  文章重点探讨英语移就格的基本性质、主要特徵及其翻译的原则和方法。