The underlying idea or subject to which a metaphor refers, as distinct from the literal meaning of the words used. Cf. vehicle, n. 7.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > metaphor > subject of (1) tenor1936 The underlying idea or subject to which a metaphor refers, as distinct from the literal meaning of the words used. Cf. vehicle, n. 7. |
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