figurative
figurative 英 [ˈfɪgərətɪv] 美 [ˈfɪɡjərətɪv]
adj. 比喻的；修饰丰富的；形容多的
- When speech or writing is not literal, it is figurative, like when you say you have a ton of homework. You don't really have 2000 pounds of homework, do you? Also, when art depicts a figure from life it is figurative, like a figurative drawing of a dancer.
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- adj. 比喻的；修饰丰富的；形容多的
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1. This topic can be literal, such as price updates on a particular stock, or figurative, such as events from the database.
这个主题可以是很明确的，比如某只股票的价格更新，也可以是比较宽泛的，比如来自数据库的事件。
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2. Bulls (of the figurative kind) contend that the economics of farming are enjoying a secular improvement as the climate changes, as people in emerging markets adopt more protein-based diets, and so on.
看涨者（比喻的说法）称，由于气候变化，新兴市场的人们采用更多以富含蛋白质食品为基础的饮食等原因，务农的经济效益有所改善。
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3. Rob is talented figurative artist. Paintings below are painted by using oil colors. Rob's every painting shows different emotions which is the style of his work.
罗伯是一位才华横溢的人像画家。下面这几幅是油画。罗伯的每一幅作品，都流露出不同的情绪，这已经成为他的一种风格。
- figurative (adj.) late 14c., "emblematical," from Old French figuratif "metaphorical," from Late Latin figurativus "figurative" (of speech), from figurat-, past participle stem of Latin figurare "to form, shape," from figura "a shape, form, figure" (from PIE root *dheigh- "to form, build"). Of speech, language, etc., "allegorical, metaphoric, involving figures of speech," from late 14c. Related: Figuratively.
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