metaphor
US /ˈmɛtəˌfɔr, -fɚ/
・UK /ˈmetəfə(r)/
B1
noun
- Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
US /ˈmɛtəˌfɔr, -fɚ/
・UK /ˈmetəfə(r)/