Our conceptual system is basically metaphorical.
我们的概念系统从本质上讲是隐喻性的。
参考来源 - 英壮单纯方位词概念隐喻对比研究·2,447,543篇论文数据,部分数据来源于NoteExpress
"a metaphorical expression"
同义词: metaphoric
以上来源于: WordNet
ADJ You use the word metaphorical to indicate that you are not using words with their ordinary meaning, but are describing something by means of an image or symbol. 比喻意义上的
It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms.
原来利维说的是比喻。
metaphorically ADV 比喻意义上地
You're speaking metaphorically, I hope.
我希望你是在打比方。
They also availed themselves of other forms of expression with metaphorical meaning, some probably original, some derived from Toltec coinages.
它们还利用了其他具有隐喻意义的表达形式,有些可能是原创的,有些则源自托尔特克的新造词。
It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms.
原来利维说的是比喻。
Windows and doors have important metaphorical meanings.
窗户和门有着重要的隐喻意义。
there is almost a kind of metaphorical play between what he's describing and the sounds with which he is doing the describing.
这里有一个比喻,在他描述的东西和,他即将描述的声音。
It's already entered a sort of metaphorical register, religious register, in the way this book is packaged.
这本书的封面已经有一种隐喻的记号,一种宗教的记号。
Condensation, in other words, is metaphorical in its nature, and displacement is metonymic in its nature.
换句话说,凝缩本质上是比喻,移置本质上是转喻。
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