形容詞 figurative:

1. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
   同義詞：nonliteral
2. consisting of or forming human or animal figures- Herbert Read
   同義詞：figural

1. A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience.
   情緒的凈化或象征性清洗，尤指遺憾和恐懼，亞里土多德把他描述為悲劇對(duì)觀眾情緒的影響
2. "A sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not.
   "甜蜜的性情"是個(gè)比喻的說法，而"甜咖啡"則不是。

fig.u.ra.tive

adj.Abbr. fig.（形容詞）縮寫 fig.

Based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical:
比喻的：基于或使用言語形象化的；形象化比喻的：
例句：
figurative language.
比喻的語言

Containing many figures of speech; ornate.
修飾多的：含有許多言語形象化的；華美的
Represented by a figure or resemblance; symbolic or emblematic.
象征的：用形象或相似物代表的；象征的或典型的
Of or relating to artistic representation by means of animal or human figures.
呈現(xiàn)的：用動(dòng)物或人的形象表現(xiàn)藝術(shù)的，或與此有關(guān)的

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fig.uratively
adv.（副詞）
fig.urativeness
n.（名詞）