figures of speech
plural offigure of speech
| 单词 | figures of speech |
| 释义 | figures of speech plural offigure of speech Examplesoffigures of speechfigures of speech In some treatises, elocutio includes both 'figures of thought' and 'figuresofspeech'. From theCambridge English Corpus Many rhetorical treatises divide the figures of elocutio into 'figures of thought' and 'figuresofspeech'. From theCambridge English Corpus Poets' sensual reactions tofiguresofspeecheffectively serve as signposts for audiences that mark the boundaries between moral and ideological domains. From theCambridge English Corpus In general, he finds that non-core words are associated with greater intensity and intimacy, as is greater use offiguresofspeech. From theCambridge English Corpus From this orderliness we can detect the social functions (rather than cognitive aspects) of the use offiguresofspeechin interaction. From theCambridge English Corpus Your conjunctions and your hyperboles are all mixed up with your syntax, and yourfiguresofspeechonly fall between 10 and 20. From theCambridge English Corpus It is also this controversial assumption that enables us to understandfiguresofspeechsuch as hyperbole or metaphors. From theCambridge English Corpus This expression refers tofiguresofspeech, that is, literary devices that embellish and beautify ordinary language. From theCambridge English Corpus Chap. 4 analyzesfiguresofspeechthat are often found in literary texts, such as metaphors, metonyms, idioms, and hyperbole. From theCambridge English Corpus Suchfiguresofspeechare part and parcel of the machinery of the language and seldom cause problems of understanding; nor do they usually disturb the basic meanings of words. From theCambridge English Corpus He should show some respect and not use suchfiguresofspeech. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English He finished with a splendid mixture offiguresofspeechand figures of arithmetic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have hadfiguresofspeechabout contracts and masters and servants and about horses and the momentum of cars going uphill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We use thesefiguresofspeechas though we were pot boilers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not cynicism—unless it is cynical to recognise that we are dealing with human beings and not simply withfiguresofspeech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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