similes

英 [ˈsɪmɪliz]

美

n.  明喻; 明喻的运用
simile的复数

柯林斯词典

• 明喻
  Asimileis an expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else. For example, the sentences 'She runs like a deer' and 'He's as white as a sheet' contain similes.

双语例句

• It is usual to study similes and metaphors with little reference to discourse context.
  但是在具体语言环境中分析研究明喻和隐喻差别的比较少。
• Therefore in this thesis some similes and metaphors from The Golden Cangue and The Great Gatsby are cited and analyzed in the context.
  因此本文引用并分析了《金锁记》和《了不起的盖茨比》中的明喻和隐喻句子。以两本小说为语言背景研究明喻和隐喻之间的差异。
• Many researchers at home and abroad have made further studies on the distinctions between similes and metaphors. They found distinctions syntactically or with respect to the relationship between the tenor and the vehicle.
  国内外许多学者都在这一领域做了深入研究，他们大多从句法或本喻体的关系角度进行研究。
• Ms Oswald translates Homer's similes literally, but paraphrases the rest, creating a modernised version that delights in the unexpected.
  奥斯沃尔德女士按照字面翻译了荷马的比喻，但是意译了剩下部分，以一种出人意料的方式创造了现代版的翻译。
• Neither can the mind be explained by similes and parables.
  思想也不能被明喻和寓言阐明。
• On the Chinese-to-English Translation of Similes and Metaphors
  略论汉语比喻的英译
• In a spectacular way, the large number of epic similes found in The Iliad contributes to the sublime and grand style of the epic.
  《伊利亚特》中大量的史诗明喻是构成这部史诗雄伟壮丽风格的一个重要方面。
• The result of the questionnaire and the analysis on similes and metaphors are identical.
  此项调查结果与对小说中明喻和隐喻句子的分析相一致。
• An affectedly elegant literary style of the late16th and early17th centuries, characterized by elaborate alliteration, antitheses, and similes.
  一种流行于16世纪末17世纪初的装腔作势追求高雅的文体，以头韵、对句和明喻为特点。
• Similes and metaphors are both figures of comparison, however, they are different in essence.
  虽然明喻和隐喻都是将本体和喻体进行比较，但是二者间存在着本质区别。