figurative
含义: Using or involving figures of speech; departing from a literal use of words to create a vivid or imaginative expression of meaning.
Figurative is the standard term for non-literal language — metaphors, similes, hyperbole, and other rhetorical devices. It contrasts directly with 'literal' and is essential in literary criticism, linguistics, and everyday discussion of language. In art, 'figurative' means representing the human figure, as opposed to abstract art. It collocates with 'figurative language', 'figurative sense', 'figurative expression', and 'figurative art'.
例句
- When she described the economy as a house of cards, she was speaking in a figurative sense rather than making a literal architectural observation. 当她将经济比作纸牌搭的房子时,她是在使用比喻意义,而非在做字面的建筑学观察。Cuando describió la economía como un castillo de naipes, hablaba en sentido figurado y no hacía una observación arquitectónica literal.彼女が経済を「カードで作った家」と表現したとき、それは比喩的な意味で述べたのであり、文字通りの建築学的所見ではなかった。그녀가 경제를 '카드로 만든 집'이라고 묘사했을 때, 그것은 비유적 의미로 한 말이지 문자 그대로의 건축학적 소견이 아니었다.
- The teacher encouraged pupils to identify the figurative language in the poem, noting the metaphors and personification in each stanza. 老师鼓励学生辨识诗中的比喻语言,指出每一节中的隐喻和拟人手法。La profesora animó a los alumnos a identificar el lenguaje figurado del poema, señalando las metáforas y personificaciones de cada estrofa.教師は生徒たちに詩中の比喩表現を見つけるよう促し、各連にある隠喩と擬人法を指摘した。교사는 학생들에게 시 속의 비유적 표현을 찾도록 격려하며, 각 연에 있는 은유와 의인법을 지적했다.
- His paintings mark a return to figurative art after a decade spent exploring pure abstraction. 他的绘画标志着在经历十年纯抽象探索之后回归具象艺术。Sus pinturas representan un retorno al arte figurativo tras una década dedicada a la abstracción pura.彼の絵画は10年にわたる純粋な抽象の探求を経て、具象芸術への回帰を示している。그의 그림은 10년간의 순수 추상 탐구를 거쳐 구상 미술로의 회귀를 보여준다.
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用法指南
语境: academic, literary, arts
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Late Latin figurativus, from Latin figurare meaning 'to form, to fashion,' from figura meaning 'shape, form, figure.' Entered English in the late 14th century, originally in the sense of 'representing by a figure or type.'
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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