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。
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。
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。
Bourgeois Socialism attains adequate expression, when, and only when, it becomes a mere figure of speech.
资产阶级的社会主义获得足够的表现，当且仅当它变成纯粹的演说辞令的时候。
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。
Think "broken heart" is just a figure of speech?
觉得心碎只是一个比喻修辞说法？
In response to this, this article through the contrast analysis based on an example to the figure of speech of the three groups.
针对这一点，本文就通过对比结合实例来辨析一下这三组修辞格。
Hyperbole is a commonly-used figure of speech.
夸张辞格是一种常用的修辞手法。
I thought it was a figure of speech.
我把他的话当作一个比喻。
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。