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simile
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural similes
plural similes
Learner's definition of SIMILE
grammar
: a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar明喻（使用like或as的短语，表示两者之间相似） — compare metaphor
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- “She's as fierce as a tiger” is a simile, but “She's a tiger when she's angry” is a metaphor.“她像老虎一样凶”是明喻，而“她生气时就是只老虎”是暗喻。
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- What do you think of the author's use of simile?你认为作者使用明喻用意何在？
simile
noun
sim·i·le ˈsi-mə-(ˌ)lē 
: a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
Did you know?
Simile vs. Metaphor
Many people have trouble distinguishing between simile and metaphor. A glance at their Latin and Greek roots offers a simple way of telling these two closely-related figures of speech apart. Simile comes from the Latin word similis (meaning “similar, like”), which seems fitting, since the comparison indicated by a simile will typically contain the words as or like. Metaphor, on the other hand, comes from the Greek word metapherein (“to transfer”), which is also fitting, since a metaphor is used in place of something. “My love is like a red, red rose” is a simile, and “love is a rose” is a metaphor.
Example Sentences
But Dickens finds the unexpected detail, the vivid simile. Think of Joe Gargery in Great Expectations, "with eyes of such a very undecided blue that they seemed to have somehow got mixed with their own whites." Or, in David Copperfield, Dora's cousin "in the Life-Guards, with such long legs that he looked like the afternoon shadow of somebody else." 
James Wood, New Republic, 14 Dec. 1998 After the internship year, doctors assume greater responsibility for directing patient care. Dr. Shockcor at West Virginia offered a homely simile: "It's like working in a factory, putting doors on cars. I'm now responsible that the doors get put on right, whereas as an intern I had to make sure I had a door in my hands and didn't miss a car going by." Michael Harwood, New York Times Magazine, 3 June1984 “She's as fierce as a tiger” is a simile, but “She's a tiger when she's angry” is a metaphor. What do you think of the author's use of simile?
James Wood, New Republic, 14 Dec. 1998 After the internship year, doctors assume greater responsibility for directing patient care. Dr. Shockcor at West Virginia offered a homely simile: "It's like working in a factory, putting doors on cars. I'm now responsible that the doors get put on right, whereas as an intern I had to make sure I had a door in my hands and didn't miss a car going by." Michael Harwood, New York Times Magazine, 3 June1984 “She's as fierce as a tiger” is a simile, but “She's a tiger when she's angry” is a metaphor. What do you think of the author's use of simile? Recent Examples on the Web The simile, which locates something barbaric in the trappings of classical culture, places nervous, reasonable Trelawny in a world of archaic ritual and potentially cathartic extremity. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 There's a common simile, metaphor, Sandy, about the difficulty of turning an aircraft carrier. CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021 Wright transforms Caravaggio’s theatrical chiaroscuro lighting technique, popularized in the 16th and 17th centuries as a religious simile for spiritual illumination, into a metaphor of rational enlightenment. Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021 But despite your choice of simile, there’s no question that the cicada is a bizarre-looking beast. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2021 And this type of mock simile—comparing small culinary errors to eye-catching calamities—has become the restaurant review’s definitive literary device. Theodore Gioia, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2020 The Harry Potter series is often the choice for simile for many my age or younger. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020 An effective simile must feel appropriate to the situation. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020 This simile becomes increasingly literal as the story progresses. Megan Evershed, The New Republic, 9 July 2020 See More
Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 There's a common simile, metaphor, Sandy, about the difficulty of turning an aircraft carrier. CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021 Wright transforms Caravaggio’s theatrical chiaroscuro lighting technique, popularized in the 16th and 17th centuries as a religious simile for spiritual illumination, into a metaphor of rational enlightenment. Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021 But despite your choice of simile, there’s no question that the cicada is a bizarre-looking beast. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2021 And this type of mock simile—comparing small culinary errors to eye-catching calamities—has become the restaurant review’s definitive literary device. Theodore Gioia, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2020 The Harry Potter series is often the choice for simile for many my age or younger. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020 An effective simile must feel appropriate to the situation. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020 This simile becomes increasingly literal as the story progresses. Megan Evershed, The New Republic, 9 July 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin, comparison, from neuter of similis
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of simile was in the 15th century Phrases Containing simile
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