Word · Frequency #18470
metaphorically
比喻地；隐喻地
核心释义
in a metaphorical manner
- 1.
以隐喻的方式；非字面地；通过隐喻。
In a metaphorical manner; not literally; by means of metaphor.
- 2.
用于提醒下文是隐喻,不应按字面理解。
Used to draw attention that what follows is a metaphor, not to be taken literally
以隐喻的方式；非字面地；通过隐喻。；用于提醒下文是隐喻,不应按字面理解。；比喻地；隐喻地
用法In use
She described the argument metaphorically as a war, though no one was actually fighting.
用法提示：副词 metaphorically 修饰 described，说明描述方式是比喻性的。
When he said his phone was dying, he was using the word metaphorically — the battery was just low.
用法提示：metaphorically 作副词，说明 used the word 的方式是隐喻性的。
I am speaking metaphorically when I call this project a baby; it still needs a lot of care.
用法提示：副词 metaphorically 修饰 speaking，表示“以比喻方式”。
metaphorically speaking, [clause]
用作句首或插入语，表示接下来的话是比喻义。
Metaphorically speaking, her words were a slap in the face.
打个比方说，她的话就像一记耳光。
use [term] metaphorically
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- metaphorically speaking
- 打个比方说；用一种比喻的说法
- Metaphorically speaking, the brain is like a powerful computer.打个比方说，大脑就像一台强大的计算机。
- speak metaphorically
- 用比喻的方式说话
- When I said the office was a zoo, I was speaking metaphorically.我说办公室像个动物园时，是在打比方。
- literally and metaphorically
- 字面上和比喻意义上
- The crisis isolated them both literally and metaphorically.这场危机在字面和比喻意义上都使他们孤立无援。
- put it metaphorically
- 打个比方来说
- To put it metaphorically, life is a long and winding road.打个比方来说，人生是一条漫长而曲折的路。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 metaphor 是“比喻”，metaphorically 就是它的副词，表示“比喻地、打个比方说”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、学术写作、文学评论 该词为中性副词，日常口语和书面语中均可用，多用于说明某个说法并非字面意思，而是比喻性的表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 historically、rhetorically、allegorically、categorically 押韵：重音后的 /ɒrɪkli/ 相同。logically 拼写也是 -ically，但重音在首音节 /ˈlɒdʒɪkli/，不押韵；literally 末尾拼作 -ally，读 /ˈlɪtərəli/，与 metaphorically 的 /-ɒrɪkli/ 不同，勿按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.