英语词汇“simile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Use the noun simile when describing a comparison between two fundamentally different things, such as: "His voice was smooth, like butter in a warm pan."

A simile (pronounced SIM-uh-lee) is a comparison that usually uses the words "like" or "as": "Me without a mic is like a beat without a snare," rapped Lauryn Hill in the song "How Many Mics." The word comes from similus, a Latin word meaning "the same." A simile is different from a metaphor, in which the comparison is less explicit, as in Shakespeare's line "All the world's a stage."

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

metaphor / simile

Both make comparisons, but a metaphor compares one thing to another straight up, while a simile uses "like" or "as."

The word metaphor comes from the Greek metaphora "to transfer." With a metaphor, an idea is transferred from one word to another. It's implicit, like in this metaphor from Flannery O'Connor, "He had measured five feet four inches of pure gamecock." But don't mix them — mixed metaphors get confusing. Don't put all of your eggs in one doghouse. Wha? Here are some examples of the word itself:

Driving is such a metaphor, literally and figuratively, for freedom — as it is in the movie — so I'm amazed when some people never learn it. (Los Angeles Times)

Never mind what Lemmy said — with respect, 'Ace of Spades' can be viewed as a metaphor. (BBC)

Then it was all about finding the right analogy or metaphor for the way to tell an audience. (New York Times)

A simile is similar but it always uses "like" or "as." In fact, the word simile comes from the Latin for "a like thing." A simile's comparison is explicit. Just like that old joke from Fat Albert, "You're like school on Saturday: no class!" But seriously folks, here are some examples of the word in action:

Clouds roasted like marshmallows; everything — eventually — scorched beyond simile. (The New Yorker)

It's like McDonald's,' she said, pleased to have landed on a simile that an American reporter would surely appreciate. ( New York Times)

A metaphor is direct — Rudolpho is a cow! But a simile can soften the blow — Rudolpho is like a cow. Use them in descriptive writing or any time you're feeling sassy.

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USAGE EXAMPLES

He used similes and metaphors in a free-form, lyrical style.

Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016)

“With the Red River here, there’s a lot of pollution, and that simile of drugs polluting our bodies is the same way,” he said.

Washington Times(Dec 04, 2016)

Even at her most physically free, she is as immaterial as a simile, “like” the only thing she has ever thought herself to be.

The New Yorker(Nov 06, 2016)

n a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

Hyper

figure, figure of speech, image, trope

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

单词	simile
释义	simile (once / 2167 pages) n Use the noun simile when describing a comparison between two fundamentally different things, such as: "His voice was smooth, like butter in a warm pan." A simile (pronounced SIM-uh-lee) is a comparison that usually uses the words "like" or "as": "Me without a mic is like a beat without a snare," rapped Lauryn Hill in the song "How Many Mics." The word comes from similus, a Latin word meaning "the same." A simile is different from a metaphor, in which the comparison is less explicit, as in Shakespeare's line "All the world's a stage." CHOOSE YOUR WORDS metaphor / simile Both make comparisons, but a metaphor compares one thing to another straight up, while a simile uses "like" or "as." The word metaphor comes from the Greek metaphora "to transfer." With a metaphor, an idea is transferred from one word to another. It's implicit, like in this metaphor from Flannery O'Connor, "He had measured five feet four inches of pure gamecock." But don't mix them — mixed metaphors get confusing. Don't put all of your eggs in one doghouse. Wha? Here are some examples of the word itself: Driving is such a metaphor, literally and figuratively, for freedom — as it is in the movie — so I'm amazed when some people never learn it. (Los Angeles Times) Never mind what Lemmy said — with respect, 'Ace of Spades' can be viewed as a metaphor. (BBC) Then it was all about finding the right analogy or metaphor for the way to tell an audience. (New York Times) A simile is similar but it always uses "like" or "as." In fact, the word simile comes from the Latin for "a like thing." A simile's comparison is explicit. Just like that old joke from Fat Albert, "You're like school on Saturday: no class!" But seriously folks, here are some examples of the word in action: Clouds roasted like marshmallows; everything — eventually — scorched beyond simile. (The New Yorker) It's like McDonald's,' she said, pleased to have landed on a simile that an American reporter would surely appreciate. ( New York Times) A metaphor is direct — Rudolpho is a cow! But a simile can soften the blow — Rudolpho is like a cow. Use them in descriptive writing or any time you're feeling sassy. WORD FAMILY simile: similes USAGE EXAMPLES He used similes and metaphors in a free-form, lyrical style. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) “With the Red River here, there’s a lot of pollution, and that simile of drugs polluting our bodies is the same way,” he said. Washington Times(Dec 04, 2016) Even at her most physically free, she is as immaterial as a simile, “like” the only thing she has ever thought herself to be. The New Yorker(Nov 06, 2016) n a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') Hyper figure, figure of speech, image, trope language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
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