| 释义 |
figurative
UK ['fɪg.ər.ə.tɪv] US [-ɚ.ə.tˌɪv] adjective
LANGUAGE 语言 (written abbreviation fig.)
■(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning （词或短语）比喻的•Of course, she was using the term 'massacre' in the figurative sense.当然，她是在用“屠杀”这个词的比喻义。 Compare literal
UK ['fɪg.ər.ə.tɪv] US [-ɚ.ə.tˌɪv] adjective
ART 艺术
■(of a painting, drawing, etc.) representing something as it really looks, rather than in an abstract way （油画、素描等）形象的，具象的 |