figurative
英 ['f?g(?)r?t?v; -gj?-]
美['f?g?r?t?v]
- adj. 比喻的；修飾豐富的；形容多的
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?figuratively;
中文詞源
figurative 比喻的
來(lái)自figure, 比喻。
英文詞源
- figurative (adj.)
- late 14c., "emblematical," from Old French figuratif "metaphorical," from Late Latin figurativus "figurative" (of speech), from figurat-, past participle stem of Latin figurare "to form, shape," from figura "a shape, form, figure" (see figure (n.)). Of speech, language, etc., "allegorical, metaphoric, involving figures of speech," from late 14c. Related: Figuratively.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He imprisoned her, in a figurative sense.
- 在比喻的意義上,他把她關(guān)在牢里了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. His career spanned some 50 years and encompassed both abstract and figurative painting.
- 他的職業(yè)生涯延續(xù)了大約50年，作品既有抽象畫也有寫實(shí)畫。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Here the word is used in a figurative sense.
- 這里該字是在比喻的意義上使用的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. This figurative habit of his mind crippled his judgement.
- 他思想上的這種愛好比喻的習(xí)慣,削弱了他的判斷能力.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. The word here is used in its figurative sense.
- 此詞在這兒取的是它的比喻意義.
來(lái)自辭典例句