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metaphor

/หˆmษ›t.ษ™.fษ”ห(ษน)/
B2 ยท Upper Int.โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

ๆฏ”่ผƒใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ๅˆฅใฎใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใ€‚

When to Use

๐Ÿ“šAcademic Writing๐Ÿ“Exam Vocabulary
Upper Intermediate โ€” fluent in familiar topics

Examples in Conversation

โ€œใใฎ่ฉฉใงใฏใ€ใ€Œไบบ็”Ÿใฏๆ—…ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏๆˆ้•ทใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎๆฏ”ๅ–ฉใงใ™ใ€‚โ€

โ€œใ‚ใฎๆญŒใฎๆฏ”ๅ–ฉใ‚’่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ็†่งฃใงใใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, since use of those words would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.

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metaphormetaphoricalmetaphorically