figure of speech

英 [ˌfɪɡər əv ˈspiːtʃ]

美 [ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ]

n. 修辞格; 修辞手段

牛津词典

noun

修辞格；修辞手段
a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental picture or effect

N-COUNT 比喻;修辞格
Afigure of speechis an expression or word that is used with a metaphorical rather than a literal meaning.
1. Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.
  我当然不是，这不过是打个比方。

noun

Today," High Mountain and Running Water "is a figure of speech about the bosom friends.
今天，人们用“高山流水”来比喻知心朋友。
I thought it was a figure of speech.
我把他的话当作一个比喻。
Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.
我当然不是，这不过是打个比方。
The teacher used a vivid figure of speech in his talk.
这位教师在他的谈话中用了一个形象的比喻。
This paper makes an investigation on the basic nature, major characteristics of transferred epithet, and on the principle and techniques of translating this figure of speech from English into Chinese.
文章重点探讨英语移就格的基本性质、主要特徵及其翻译的原则和方法。
What's the figure of speech of the sentence?
这句话用了什么修辞格？
Chinese Figure of Speech is an important part of Chinese culture.
汉语修辞是汉文化的重要组成部分之一。
Transferred epithet is a very figure of speech of great importance in language use.
移就是语言使用中一个重要的修辞格。
Analogy is a common rhetorical figure of speech, is an important way of stylistic rhetoric.
比喻，是修辞学上常见的修辞格之一，是一种重要的文体修辞手法。
The proper use of this figure of speech can convey strong emotions, creating infinite artistic effects.
其修辞效果是能传达丰富的情感，产生出无穷的艺术张力。