Traditionally, metaphor has been regarded as figures of speech, while modern metaphor theory treats it as a cognitive phenomenon, a significant way of thinking.
现代隐喻理论明确地把隐喻看作是一种认知现象，是人类思维的重要方式。
Modern metaphorical theory holds the belief that a metaphor is a mould of thought and a tool of cognition, and that language is of metaphorical nature.
现代隐喻观认为隐喻是人类的思维方式和认知工具，语言本质上是隐喻性的。
One of the most important modern Metaphor theories is Conceptual Metaphor Theory.
概念隐喻理论是当代隐喻理论中最重要的理论之一。
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