| 单词 | simile |
| 释义 | simile[ sim-uh-lee ] / ˈsɪm ə li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR simile ON THESAURUS.COM nouna figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”Compare metaphor. an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it. VIDEO FOR SIMILEWATCH NOW: This Or That: Simile vs. MetaphorSimile vs. metaphor ... it’s the age-old question that none of us can keep straight. So, let’s try looking at it a different way ... Origin of simile1350–1400; Middle English <Latin: image, likeness, comparison, noun use of neuter of similissimilar WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH similemetaphor, simileWords nearby similesimian virus 40, Simic, similar, similarity, similarity transformation, simile, similia similibus curantur, similitude, Simionato, simious, simitar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for simileBritish Dictionary definitions for similesimile / (ˈsɪmɪlɪ) / nouna figure of speech that expresses the resemblance of one thing to another of a different category, usually introduced by as or likeCompare metaphor Word Origin for simileC14: from Latin simile something similar, from similis like Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for similesimile [ (sim-uh-lee) ] A common figure of speech that explicitly compares two things usually considered different. Most similes are introduced by like or as: “The realization hit me like a bucket of cold water.” (Compare metaphor.) notes for simileSome similes, such as “sleeping like a log,” have become clichés. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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