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

• Journalistic English; headlines; grammatical characteristics; figure of speech; translation tactics;
  新闻英语；标题；语法特点；辞格；翻译策略；
• 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。
• Think "broken heart" is just a figure of speech?
  觉得心碎只是一个比喻修辞说法？
• Using a figure of speech appropriate to her occupation.
  使用比喻乃基于她的职业使然。
• 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。
• The twentieth century Chinese rhetoric has made the great achievement of the research to figure of speech, but there are still many problems.
  二十世纪的汉语修辞学在修辞格研究方面是很有成绩的，但是也留下了不少问题。
• A fresh, vivid figure of speech appeals to the imagination into a fully play, which can make the writing more impressive and interesting.
  一个新奇生动的修辞可以充分激发一个人的想象，使得文章更加有趣和具有感染力。
• Could the graveyard shift be more than a figure of speech?
  夜班被比喻为墓地轮班，应该不仅仅只是一个修辞比喻而已吧？
• We request that no flowers be sent. What's the figure of speech of the sentence?
  敬辞花圈〔讣文中用语〕。这句话用了什么修辞格？
• The proper use of this figure of speech can convey strong emotions, creating infinite artistic effects.
  其修辞效果是能传达丰富的情感，产生出无穷的艺术张力。