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Figuratively

“Figuratively”是副词,表示以使用或涉及隐喻或象征的方式(即非字面地)。

  1. “When she said ‘my heart broke,’ she was speaking figuratively, not literally.” (当她说”我的心碎了”时,她是在比喻地说话,而不是字面意思。)
  2. “The phrase is used figuratively to mean something different from its literal meaning.” (这个短语被比喻地使用,表示与其字面意思不同的东西。)
  3. “He described the situation figuratively as a ‘storm.’” (他比喻地将情况描述为”风暴”。)

“Figuratively”来自”figurative”(来自中古英语”figuratif”(< 中古拉丁语”figurātīvus”),来自拉丁语”figūrāre”(“形成、制作”))+ 后缀”-ly”(副词)。

“Figuratively”由词根”figur-”(形状、形式)+ 后缀”-ative”(形容词)+ 后缀”-ly”(副词)构成。

“Figuratively”常用于强调语言的非字面用法,在文学、修辞和日常语言中都常见。

  • 形容词形式: “figurative”(比喻的)
  • 反义词: “literally”(字面地)

“Figuratively”的音标是/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/,可以联想”figurative”(比喻的)+ “-ly”(地),想象比喻地。

“When he said he was ‘drowning in work,’ he meant it figuratively, not literally. The figurative expression conveyed the overwhelming feeling of being buried under too many tasks.” (当他说他”被工作淹没了”时,他是比喻地说的,而不是字面意思。比喻表达传达了被太多任务埋没的压倒性感觉。)