similes
n. (使用like或as等詞語的)明喻( simile的名詞複數 )
A simile is an expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else. For example, the sentences 'She runs like a deer' and 'He's as white as a sheet' contain similes.
Similes usually start with " like " or " as ".
明喻通常以 like 或as開頭.
All similes and allegories concerning her began and ended with birds.
要比仿她,要模擬她,總得以鳥類始,還得以鳥類終.
I conceive you to be now commending the similes.
我想你現在在稱讚這個比喻了.
There are many daring similes in this book.
這本書中使用了很多明喻.
Metaphors and similes are also excellent ways to summarize multiple, loosely - related concepts in shorthand.
利用明喻、暗喻方法可以幫你快速總結零散內容, 切中要點.