metaphorically

副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a metaphorical manner; not literally; by means of metaphor.
    — He conveyed his teachings metaphorically.
  2. Used to draw attention that what follows is a metaphor, not to be taken literally
    — Metaphorically, he was crushed.

词形变化

more metaphorically comparative most metaphorically superlative

词汇关系

反义词
literally
并列词
as it were figuratively metonymically synecdochically

词源

Etymology tree
English metaphor
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English metaphoric
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English metaphorical
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English metaphorically
From metaphorical + -ly.
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