simile
noun /ˈsɪməli/
/ˈsɪməli/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)- a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases
明喻；明喻的运用 - The General liked to apply military similes to a very wide variety of matters.
这位将军喜欢把军事上的比喻广泛应用于各种事情。 - the writer’s use of simile
作家对明喻的运用
词源late Middle English: from Latin, neuter of similis ‘like’. - The General liked to apply military similes to a very wide variety of matters.