figural
/ˈfɪgjʊrəl/adjective
1
- another term for FIGURATIVE (in sense 1).同FIGURATIVE（义项1）。
1.1
- (in postmodernist writing) relating to or denoting a form of signification which relies on imagery and association rather than on rational and linguistic concepts（后现代主义写作用语）形象化的, 象征的。
2
- Art another term for FIGURATIVE (in sense 2).【艺术】同FIGURATIVE（义项2）。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin figuralis, from figura 'form, shape' （see FIGURE）.