metaphor
US /ˈmɛtəˌfɔr, -fɚ/
・UK /ˈmetəfə(r)/
B1
noun
- Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
Examples
‘This vale of tears’ is a metaphor for the human condition.
He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred.
US /ˈmɛtəˌfɔr, -fɚ/
・UK /ˈmetəfə(r)/
‘This vale of tears’ is a metaphor for the human condition.
He uses the metaphor of fire to represent hatred.