simile
/ˈsɪmɪlɪ/noun
1- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion)明喻。
1.1
- mass noun the use of such a method of comparison明喻用法。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin， neuter of similis 'like'.