An exemplum, a parable; a simile, an analogy. Cf. likeness, n. 3.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > simile (17) ylikenessOE An exemplum, a parable; a simile, an analogy. Cf. likeness, n. 3. likenessc1175 An exemplum, a parable; (also) a simile, an analogy; an allegory. Obsolete. comparisona1382 ‘A simile in writing or speaking; an illustration by similitude’ (Johnson). similec1400 A comparison of one thing with another, usually in regard to a particular attribute, esp. as a figure of speech. similitudec1400 A comparison drawn between two things or facts; the expression of such comparison. resemblancec1405 A thing likened to another; an analogy; a simile. Obsolete. analogya1536 A figure of speech involving a comparison; a simile, a metaphor. Obsolete. likening1573 A figure of speech; a simile, a metaphor, etc. parabola1577 Rhetoric. A figure of speech expressing a comparison drawn between two things or facts, a simile; metaphorical speech. Now rare. icon1589 Rhetoric. A simile. Obsolete. parabole1828 Rhetoric. A comparison, a simile; metaphorical speech. See earlier parabola, n. 2. Subcategories:— use of (1) — satirical simile (1) — dissimile (2) — comparison of diverse or opposite things (1) — application of a comparison (1) |
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