simile
metaphor【导航词义:比喻】
simile n. 明喻
〔辨析〕一种修辞手法,常用 as 或 like 等词将具有某种共同特征的两种不同事物相比拟。
〔例证〕
'The baby is as cute as an angel' is a simile.
“孩子像天使一般可爱”是句明喻。
She looks like a doctor.
她看上去像个大夫。
He is as brave as a lion.
他像狮子一般勇猛。
metaphor n. 暗喻,隐喻
〔辨析〕一种修辞手法,描写某事物时,将其直接说成另一不同的事物而不用比喻词,暗示两者之间有着某种相似性。
〔例证〕
She has a striking originality in her use of metaphor.
她在运用隐喻方面有着惊人的独创性。
Love is a red rose.
爱情是朵红玫瑰。
The old lady is a she-devil.
那个老太婆是个母夜叉。