English-Thai Dictionary

metaphor

N การ ใช้ คำอุปมา  การ พูด เปรียบเทียบ  figure of speech kan-chai-kam-u-pa-ma

 

metaphor

N คำอุปมา  คำ เปรียบเทียบ  simile trope kam-u-pa-ma

 

metaphoric

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ใช้ คำอุปมา  symbolical allegorical figurative kiao-kab-kan-chai-kam-u-pa-ma

 

metaphorical

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ใช้ คำอุปมา  symbolical allegorical figurative kiao-kab-kan-chai-kam-u-pa-ma

 

metaphorically

ADV อย่าง เปรียบเทียบ  yang-priab-tiab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

METAPHOR

n.[Gr. to transfer, over, to carry. ] A short similitude; a similitude reduced to a single word; or a word expressing similitude without the signs of comparison. Thus "that man is a fox, " is a metaphor; but "that man is like a fox, " is a similitude or comparison. So when I say, "the soldiers fought like lions," I use a similitude. In metaphor, the similitude is contained in the name; a man is a fox, means, a man is as crafty as a fox. So we say, a man bridles his anger, that is, restrains it as a bridle restrains a horse. Beauty awakens love or tender passions; opposition fires courage.

 

METAPHORIC, METAPHORICAL

a.Pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; as a metaphorical use of words; a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.

 

METAPHORICALLY

adv. In a metaphorical manner; not literally.

 

METAPHORIST

n.One that makes metaphors.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

METAPHOR

Met "a *phor, n. Etym: [F. métaphore, L. metaphora, fr. Gr. meta `beyond, over + fe `rein to bring, bear. ] (Rhet.)

 

Defn: The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. Abbott & Seeley. "All the world's a stage. " Shak.

 

Note: The statement, "that man is a fox, " is a metaphor; but "that man is like a fox, " is a simile, similitude, or comparison.

 

METAPHORIC; METAPHORICAL

Met `a *phor "ic, Met `a *phor "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. métaphorique. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. -- Met `a *phor "ic *al *ly, adv. -- Met `a *phor "ic *al *ness, n.

 

METAPHORIST

METAPHORIST Met "a *phor *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who makes metaphors.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

metaphor

met a phor |ˈmetəˌfôr, -fər ˈmɛdəˌfə (ə )r | ▶noun a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable: “I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression, ” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors | her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor. • a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, esp. something abstract: the amounts of money being lost by the company were enough to make it a metaphor for an industry that was teetering. DERIVATIVES met a phor ic |ˌmetəˈfôrik |adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French métaphore, via Latin from Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer. ’

 

metaphorical

met a phor i cal |ˌmetəˈfôrikəl metəˈfɔːrɪkl | ▶adjective characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative: many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body. DERIVATIVES met a phor i cal ly |ˌmetəˈfôrik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

metaphor

meta |phor |ˈmɛtəfə, -fɔː | ▶noun a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable: when we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor | [ mass noun ] : her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor. • a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else: the amounts of money being lost by the company were enough to make it a metaphor for an industry that was teetering. DERIVATIVES metaphoric |-ˈfɒrɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French métaphore, via Latin from Greek metaphora, from metapherein ‘to transfer ’.

 

metaphorical

meta |phor ¦ic ¦al |ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkl | ▶adjective characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative: many of our metaphorical expressions develop from our perceptions of the body. DERIVATIVES metaphorically |-ˈfɒrɪk (ə )li |adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

metaphor

metaphor noun the profusion of metaphors in her everyday speech has gotten pretty tiresome: figure of speech, image, trope, analogy, comparison, symbol, word painting /picture.

 

metaphoric, metaphorical

metaphoric, metaphorical adjective the writer meant it in a metaphoric sense: figurative, allegorical, symbolic; imaginative, extended. ANTONYMS literal.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

metaphor

metaphor noun figure of speech, figurative expression, image, trope, allegory, parable, analogy, comparison, symbol, emblem, word painting, word picture; literary conceit.

 

metaphorical

metaphorical adjective there is no clear line between literal and metaphorical senses: figurative, allegorical, analogous, symbolic, emblematic; imaginative, fanciful, extended; rare parabolic, tropical. ANTONYMS literal.

 

Duden Dictionary

Metaphorik

Me ta pho rik Substantiv, feminin Stilkunde , die |Metaph o rik |die Metaphorik; Genitiv: der Metaphorik a Bildung, Gebrauch von Metaphern (als Stilmittel )b in einem Text verwendete Gesamtheit von Metaphern

 

metaphorisch

me ta pho risch Adjektiv Stilkunde |metaph o risch |griechisch metaphorikós a durch die Verwendung von Metaphern gekennzeichnet; Metaphern enthaltend ein metaphorischer Stil b als Metapher gebraucht; eine Metapher darstellend der metaphorische Gebrauch eines Wortes

 

French Dictionary

métaphore

métaphore n. f. nom féminin Figure de style constituée d ’une comparaison abrégée qui omet le signe de la comparaison. : La neige a recouvert la campagne d ’un blanc manteau. Cette phrase contient une métaphore: la neige est comparée à un vêtement blanc. Note Orthographique méta ph ore.

 

métaphorique

métaphorique adj. adjectif Relatif à la métaphore. : Un emploi métaphorique. Note Orthographique méta ph orique.

 

métaphoriquement

métaphoriquement adv. adverbe Par métaphore. Note Orthographique méta ph oriquement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

metaphor

met a phor /métəfɔ̀ː r |-fə /〖語源は 「別の次元 (meta )へ運ぶ 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /U C 〘修辞 〙1 隠喩 （いんゆ ）, 暗喩 , メタファー 〘simileと異なり, 暗示によって類似性を表す; 例All the world's a stage. 全世界は舞台である 〙.2 «…の » 象徴 «for » ▸ Route 66 is an American metaphor for mobility and freedom .66号線はアメリカの移動性と自由の象徴である

 

metaphorical

met a phor i cal /mètəfɔ́ːrɪk (ə )l |-fɔ́r -/形容詞 隠喩 （いんゆ ）の, 隠喩的な, 隠喩を用いた ; 比喩的な .～ly 副詞