trope

英 [trəʊp]

美 [troʊp]

n.  转义词语; 比喻词语

复数：tropes　

BNC.38163 / COCA.15189

牛津词典

noun

• 转义词语；比喻词语
  a word or phrase that is used in a way that is different from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental image or effect. Metaphors and similes are tropes .

英英释义

noun

• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  Synonym:figure of speechfigureimage

双语例句

• Trope is a kind of figure of speech most frequently used in English as well as other languages.
  比喻存在于一切语言之中，也是英语常见的修辞方式之一，可以分为明喻和暗喻两大类。
• So we've already seen the trope of the house.
  我们已经看过关于房子的比喻。
• The trope phenomenon is a complex problem in semantic system.
  转义现象本身是语义系统中较为复杂和难于理解的问题。
• Sorrell Trope, Frank McCourt's attorney, said in a letter that his client is the team's designated control person.
  索雷尔崔普，法兰克麦考特的律师，在一封信中表示他的客户是球队的指定管理者。
• Trope believes the shift in my mind occurred when dropping prices suddenly made a big-screen TV a real possibility for me.
  特罗普认为，当价格骤降让拥有一台大屏幕电视突然成为切实的可能时，我的反应发生了变化。
• The Application of Trope in News Comments
  比喻在新闻评论中的应用研究
• The age old school/ teacher/ studying trope ranked number one.
  老学校、老师、学习相关内容位列榜首。
• Metaphor is not only a means of trope but also a cognitive approach.
  隐喻不仅是一种修辞手段，更是人类的一种认知方式。
• Chapter four analyzes the context effect on trope.
  第四章分析了语境对英语词汇转义的作用。
• Underneath this remarkably enduring and widespread trope lie two assumptions that, in their most primitive form, may trace their roots all the way back to evolutionary biology.
  在这些不同寻常并且广为流传的故事中，存在两个假设，即以最原始的方式，追寻生物进化论的根源。