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(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.

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metaphor

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Source Word

metaphor

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmɛ.tə.fə/

Noun

rhetoric uncountable countable

Japanese Meaning

隠喩：ある言葉や表現を文字通りの意味ではなく、他の事物や概念に対する比喩表現として用いる修辞技法。

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The poet used metaphor to link sorrow and the sea in a way that felt both inevitable and surprising.

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詩人は悲しみと海を結びつけるために隠喩を用い、それは必然的でありながら驚きも与えた。

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Sense（1）

Coordinate term: simile (when the similarity is made explicit by the words like or as)

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Sense（2）

(countable, rhetoric) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.

A Metaphor, in place of proper words,

Resemblance puts; and dress to speech affords.]

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Sense（3）

(countable, graphical user interface) The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.