tropology
/trɒˈpɒlədʒɪ/noun
mass noun
1- the figurative use of language比喻的运用。
1.1
- Christian Theology the figurative interpretation of the scriptures as a source of moral guidance【基督教神学】根据引申意义对《圣经》所作的解释（在道德操守上被看作具有指导意义）。
派生词
tropological
adjective词源
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek tropologia, from tropos （see TROPE）.