metaphoricaladj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈfɒrᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈfɔrək(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1700s metaphoricall, 1500s– metaphorical.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French metaphorique ; Latin metaphoricus ; -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < Middle French metaphorique or its etymon post-classical Latin metaphoricus (see metaphoric adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare later metaphoric adj.

Not literal, figurative; used metaphorically; of the nature of metaphor; characterized by the use of metaphor.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > characterized by metaphor > metaphorical or figurative

figurative14..

figural?a1500

translated1511

figurate1548

tropological1555

metaphorical1563

tropical1565

tropic1569

translate1582

allusory1587

translative1589

allusive1593

metaphoric1597

transumptive1597

transferent1614

translatitious1637

analogic1638

tralatitious1645

parabolic1696

tropologic1796

transitive1810

transferred1863

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1312/2 They thinke not that it is a corporal worme, but a spiritual & a Metaphorical worme.

1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. i. f. 2^v The word..is metaphoricall.., being borrowed of the Vinemayster.

1640 A. Hart Alexto & Angelica 64 I with Metaphoricall phraise adorne the feature of your Authentick selfe.

1665 J. Bunyan Holy Citie (1669) 251 For both the word Water, and that of Life, they are but metaphorical Sayings.

1714 C. Johnson Country Lasses v. i Hah! Thou art a very pretty metaphorical prigster.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. lxiii. 419 [She] delights..in..metaphorical Flourishes.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 2 Fore-thought without Reflection is but a metaphorical phrase for the instinct of a beast.

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (1884) vii. 235 To impose a metaphorical meaning on the commonest word of the New Testament is to violate every canon of interpretation.

1908 W. De Morgan Somehow Good xvi. 159 Sally replied..that Fenwick was a cup of tea. It was metaphorical and descriptive of invigoration.

1984 K. Waterhouse Thinks v. 48 This to be kept under your metaphorical hat.

Derivatives

metaˈphoricalness n. rare the quality of being metaphorical.

ΚΠ

1882 Imperial Dict. Metaphoricalness.

1993 A. Waldman All is Full of Jove 77 I mean none of the poet/warrior biz is actually comprehensible except that the metaphoricalness of reality is perceived.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metaphorical
释义	metaphoricaladj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈfɒrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈfɔrək(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1700s metaphoricall, 1500s– metaphorical. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French metaphorique ; Latin metaphoricus ; -al suffix¹. Etymology: < Middle French metaphorique or its etymon post-classical Latin metaphoricus (see metaphoric adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare later metaphoric adj. Not literal, figurative; used metaphorically; of the nature of metaphor; characterized by the use of metaphor. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > characterized by metaphor > metaphorical or figurative figurative14.. figural?a1500 translated1511 figurate1548 tropological1555 metaphorical1563 tropical1565 tropic1569 translate1582 allusory1587 translative1589 allusive1593 metaphoric1597 transumptive1597 transferent1614 translatitious1637 analogic1638 tralatitious1645 parabolic1696 tropologic1796 transitive1810 transferred1863 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1312/2 They thinke not that it is a corporal worme, but a spiritual & a Metaphorical worme. 1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. i. f. 2^v The word..is metaphoricall.., being borrowed of the Vinemayster. 1640 A. Hart Alexto & Angelica 64 I with Metaphoricall phraise adorne the feature of your Authentick selfe. 1665 J. Bunyan Holy Citie (1669) 251 For both the word Water, and that of Life, they are but metaphorical Sayings. 1714 C. Johnson Country Lasses v. i Hah! Thou art a very pretty metaphorical prigster. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. lxiii. 419 [She] delights..in..metaphorical Flourishes. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 2 Fore-thought without Reflection is but a metaphorical phrase for the instinct of a beast. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (1884) vii. 235 To impose a metaphorical meaning on the commonest word of the New Testament is to violate every canon of interpretation. 1908 W. De Morgan Somehow Good xvi. 159 Sally replied..that Fenwick was a cup of tea. It was metaphorical and descriptive of invigoration. 1984 K. Waterhouse Thinks v. 48 This to be kept under your metaphorical hat. Derivatives metaˈphoricalness n. rare the quality of being metaphorical. ΚΠ 1882 Imperial Dict. Metaphoricalness. 1993 A. Waldman All is Full of Jove 77 I mean none of the poet/warrior biz is actually comprehensible except that the metaphoricalness of reality is perceived. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1563
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