figure of speech
修辞的说法, 比喻的说法
例句与用法：
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power.
换喻，转喻一种一个词或词组被另一个与之有紧密联系的词或词组替换的修辞方法，如用华盛顿代替美政府或用剑代替军事力量
I didn't really mean my partner is a snake; it was just a figure of speech.
我并非真的说我的合伙者是条蛇，这不过是种形象化的说法。
I didn't really mean my associate is a snake; it was just a figure of speech.
＂我并非真的说我的合伙人是条蛇，这不过是种形象化的说法。＂
词形变化：
名词复数: figures of speech |
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【语】修辞; 比喻说法