figurative
英 ['fɪg(ə)rətɪv; -gjʊ-]
美['fɪgərətɪv]
- adj. 比喻的；修饰丰富的；形容多的
英英释意
- 1. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech;
- "figurative language"
- 2. consisting of or forming human or animal figures;
- "a figural design"
- "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read