allegorically
adverb
uk/ˌæl.əˈɡɒr.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌæl.əˈɡɔːr.ə.kəl.i/in a way thatinvolvesusingcharactersoreventsin astory,play,picture, or otherworktorepresentmoral,religious, orpoliticalqualitiesorideas:
寓言性地；讽喻地Thedancersallegoricallyrepresentahumanfailuretoconnect.这些舞者寓意着人类无法沟通。
Hissongsarealmostalwaysbasedon real-lifeeventsbut told allegorically.他的歌曲几乎都是取材于现实生活中的事件，但却以寓言的方式讲述。
See
allegory
- "The Pilgrim's Progress" is avisionoflifetold allegorically as if it were ajourney.
- Manypeoplewereeagertosupporta man who,literallyand allegorically,seemedtorepresentaunifiedAmerica.
- Afantasybookserieslike this canbecometoo allegoricallycomplexor toomorallysimple.
Figurative use of language
- a metaphor forsomethingidiom
- allusion
- anthropomorphic
- anthropomorphize
- figurative
- figure of speech
- idiom
- ironic
- metaphor
- metaphorically
- metonymy
- mix
- mixyourmetaphorsidiom
- mixed metaphor
- non-metaphorical
- pathetic fallacy
- so to speakidiom
- speak
- symbol
- trope