metaphorical
US /ˌmetəˈfɔ:rɪkl/
・UK /ˌmetəˈfɒrɪkl/
B2 中高級
adj.形容詞隱喻性的；暗喻的
In metaphorical words, he called me a pig
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言語是如何傷害的：速成班哲學#28 (How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28)
10:46
- She says the words that people use to refer to us can create what's known as metaphorical identification.
- Ross argues that, when a person is repeatedly referred to with a word like "baby," a metaphorical identification gradually takes place, whereby she begins to think of herself as having those traits.
對暗戀你的人說5句話，讓他們喜歡你 (5 Things To Say To Your Crush To Make Them Like You)
04:19
- women tend to like men who compliment using more metaphorical language, which shows their creativity.
女性傾向於喜歡善用隱喻性語言讚美的男性，這顯示了他們的創意。
- who compliment using more metaphorical language,
誰讚美使用更多的隱喻性語言、
跟著BBC一起看新聞標題學英文：《六人行》劇組向「錢德」馬修派瑞道別 (Friends say goodbye to Matthew Perry: BBC News Review)
05:46
- Now, this sounds like a metaphorical meaning. Does it have a literal use?
這聽起來像是一個比喻的意思。它有文字上的用途嗎？
跟著BBC一起看新聞標題學英文：垃圾食品也會成癮？ (Junk food addiction: BBC News Review)
06:09
- It's very clear, but I bet there's a metaphorical use as well.
這很清楚，但我猜也有隱喻的作用。
- OK. So how else can we use 'tackle' in this metaphorical way?
好吧。那麼，我們還能如何以這種隱喻的方式使用 tackle 呢？
川普是法西斯主義者嗎？ (Is Trump REALLY a Fascist? – 8-Bit Philosophy)
05:35
- As a metaphorical object, the fasces represented the different social classes tied together, working towards a common goal.
fasces 在象徵意義上代表的是不同社會階級團結一心，朝著一個共同的目標奮鬥。
我們為什麼會做惡夢？ (Why Do We Get Nightmares?)
03:35
- The parts of your brain that are involved in long-term memory, emotion, vision, and language are all hard at work, but the prefrontal cortex is literally asleep at the metaphorical wheel, meaning nothing’s really guiding what the rest of your brain is doing.
睡覺時我們大腦內負責長期記憶、情緒、視覺和語言的部分都在努力工作，但前額葉皮層其實正在休息，這表示其實沒有東西在領導你大腦剩下的部分正在做的事情。
