metaphor

隠喩、メタファー

共通点を示すため、ある物事を別の物事として表す方法。

やさしい英語で： A way of describing one thing as another to show how they are similar.

• The poet uses metaphor.
• She explained grief through the metaphor of a dark room.
• Is that description literal, or is it metaphor?

使い方： a metaphor for something (The journey is a metaphor for life.)

よく使う表現： use metaphor, extended metaphor, metaphor for something

隠喩、メタファー

似た性質を持つ別の物事に置き換えて、何かを表す言葉や言い回し。

やさしい英語で： A word or phrase that describes something as another thing with similar qualities.

• That phrase is a metaphor.
• His speech was full of colorful metaphors.
• The writer calls time a thief in this metaphor.

使い方： a metaphor for something (She used a locked door as a metaphor for fear.)

よく使う表現： a powerful metaphor, mixed metaphor, metaphor for something

メタファー

コンピューターを理解し使いやすくするために用いる、身近な考えや物。

やさしい英語で： A familiar idea or object used to make a computer system easier to understand and use.

• The interface uses a desktop metaphor.
• A folder metaphor helps users organize files.
• Designers chose a shopping basket metaphor for the website.

よく使う表現： desktop metaphor, interface metaphor, folder metaphor