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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary met·a·phor \\ˈme-tə-ˌfȯr also -fər\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English methaphor, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear — more at bear DATE 15th century 1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly : figurative language — compare simile 2. an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : symbol 2• met·a·phor·ic \\ˌme-tə-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfär-\\ or met·a·phor·i·cal \\-i-kəl\\ adjective • met·a·phor·i·cal·ly \\-i-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb English Etymology metaphor 1530s, from M.Fr . metaphore, from L. metaphora, from Gk.metaphora "a transfer," especially of the sense of one word to a different word, lit. "a carrying over," from metapherein "transfer, carry over," from meta- "over, across" (see meta-) + pherein "to carry, bear" (see infer). Related: Metaphoric; metaphorical; metaphorically.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 metaphor meta·phor / 5metEfE(r) / noun[C, U] a word or phrase used to describe sb / sth else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the ten things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example She has a heart of stone ; the use of such words and phrases 暗喻；隐喻: a game of football used as a metaphor for the competitive struggle of life 用来喻指生活中的激烈斗争的一场足球比赛 the writer's striking use of metaphor 这位作家对于隐喻的独到运用 ⇨ compare simile Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English metaphor noun ADJ. appropriate, apt, striking | mixed VERB + METAPHOR use He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred. METAPHOR + VERB describe sth, represent sth PREP. ~ for ‘This vale of tears’ is a metaphor for the human condition. | ~ of the metaphor of life as a journey OLT metaphor noun ⇨ metaphor Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged met·a·phor \ˈmed.əˌfȯ(ə)r, ˈmetə-, -ȯ(ə) also -_fə(r) sometimes -ˌfō(ə)r or -ōə\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, change, from meta- + pherein to bear — more at bear : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting one kind of object or action is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in the ship plows the seas or in a volley of oaths) : an implied comparison (as in a marble brow) in contrast to the explicit comparison of the simile (as in a brow white as marble) — compare trope |
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