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figurative 【FIGURATIVE】"the sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not. “甜美的性情”是一种比喻式的表达, 但“甜咖啡”不是。【重点词汇】figurative adj. 比喻的 反: literal

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['fɪɡərətɪv] 
figurative(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
When speech or writing is not literal, it is figurative, like when you say you have a ton of homework. You don't really have 2000 pounds of homework, do you? Also, when art depicts a figure from life it is figurative, like a figurative drawing of a dancer.
The adjective figurative comes from the Old French word figuratif, which means “metaphorical.”  Any figure of speech — a statement or phrase not intended to be understood literally — is figurative. You say your hands are frozen, or you are so hungry you could eat a horse. That's being figurative. In art, figure means "human or animal form," so a figurative drawing might show horses running across a field.
All forms of 'figurative' will appear on average once every 1918 pages.disfigurationdisfigureddisfigurementfigurativelynonfigurativedisfigurefigurationfigurativefigurefiguredfigurerfiguringprefiguresubfigureprefigurationprefigurative

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Back	【FIGURATIVE】 "the sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not. “甜美的性情”是一种比喻式的表达, 但“甜咖啡”不是。【重点词汇】 figurative adj. 比喻的反: literal
Vocab	figurative(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech When speech or writing is not literal, it is figurative, like when you say you have a ton of homework. You don't really have 2000 pounds of homework, do you? Also, when art depicts a figure from life it is figurative, like a figurative drawing of a dancer. The adjective figurative comes from the Old French word figuratif, which means “metaphorical.” Any figure of speech — a statement or phrase not intended to be understood literally — is figurative. You say your hands are frozen, or you are so hungry you could eat a horse. That's being figurative. In art, figure means "human or animal form," so a figurative drawing might show horses running across a field. All forms of 'figurative' will appear on average once every 1918 pages. disfiguration disfigured disfigurement figuratively nonfigurative disfigure figuration figurative figure figured figurer figuring prefigure subfigure prefiguration prefigurative

Figurative Speech Figure Drawing Means Fɪɡərətɪv Sweet Temper