metaphorical
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ ใช้ คำอุปมา symbolical allegorical figurative kiao-kab-kan-chai-kam-u-pa-ma
metaphorically
ADV อย่าง เปรียบเทียบ yang-priab-tiab
METAPHORICALLY
adv. In a metaphorical manner; not literally.
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
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
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.
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