metaphor
UKmetəfər
US'metəfɔ
معنی فارسی
استعاره
معنی کامل و مثالها
/met´ǝ fǝr/n.
● (ادبیات) استعاره (مثلا: جهان کلا همانند صحنهی تئاتر است all the world is a stage)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Greek 'metaphora', from 'meta-' (beyond) + 'pherein' (to carry).
مثال
- Her smile was a metaphor for happiness.
- The author used a powerful metaphor to convey the character's emotions.
- The metaphor of a journey is often used to describe life.
ترکیبهای رایج
Use a metaphor Create a metaphor Powerful metaphor Extended metaphor
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
مترادفها
noun
Similitude (without the signs of comparison), simile (expressed in a word).