Metaphorical

(adj.) expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another; 'a metaphorical expression'; 'metaphoric language' .

校对:杜鲁门

• Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical expressions; and they are almost necessary for brevity. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• But the fighting with Mr. Farebrother must be of a metaphorical kind, which was much more difficult to Fred than the muscular. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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