simile
/ˈsɪməli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɪməli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsi-mə-(ˌ)lē/ (ame, mw)
simile — 名詞
- similesingular
- similesplural
1. a phrase or sentence that compares two different things by using the word “like”
明喻
用 like 或 as 進行的比喻
a phrase or sentence that compares two different things by using the word “like” or “as”, for example saying “she ran like the wind” or “he is as tall as a tree”
In class, Mrs. Chen asked the students to write a simile about their favourite season.
在課堂上，陳老師要求學生針對他們最喜歡的季節寫一個明喻。
simile + about + [topic] — typical object
The poet's use of simile helped readers picture the storm as “a hungry wolf.”
詩人使用明喻的手法，幫助讀者把暴風雨想像成「一頭餓狼」
use of simile + as + [quoted comparison]
Kwame compared his grandmother's hands to worn tree bark — a powerful simile.
Kwame 把祖母的雙手比作磨損的樹皮——這是一個有力的明喻。
Amara recognised the simile “as light as a feather” in the story she was reading.
Amara 在她正在讀的故事中認出了「輕如羽毛」這個明喻。
When teaching figurative language, Dr. Okafor always begins with the simplest simile examples.
在教授比喻性語言時，Okafor 博士總是以最簡單的明喻例子開始。
- comparison
broader category; simile is a specific type of comparison that uses ‘like’ or ‘as’
- figure of speech
hypernym; simile is one kind of figure of speech alongside metaphor, hyperbole, etc.
- metaphor
both compare two things, but metaphor does so without using ‘like’ or ‘as’
用法筆記
Simile is often confused with metaphor, which compares two things without using “like” or “as”. For example, “life is a journey” is a metaphor, while “life is like a journey” is a simile.