simile
n. 明喻(的运用)
复数 similes
例句
The simile is there ostensibly to compare Satan with the great sea beast, leviathan.
这个明喻很明显是将撒旦和凶猛的海中野兽利维坦进行了对比。
The pastoral elegance of this little simile really catches us off guard.
这个有着田园诗情画意般优雅的小比喻确实让我们毫无防备。
The simile isn't telling us that Satan's spear is as small as a wand because what we have is a syllogism here.
这个比喻没有告诉我们撒旦的长矛像魔杖一样小,因为我们在这儿有一个演绎推理。