figurative
/ˈfɪgjʊrətɪv/adjective
1
- departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical比喻的; 借喻的; 隐喻的：
there are no such things as natural rights, the expression is merely figurative.
没有与生俱来的权利之类的东西, 这种说法只是个比喻。
2
- (of an artist or work of art) representing forms that are recognizably derived from life（艺术家, 艺术作品）具像的, 有形象的。
派生词
figuratively
adverbfigurativeness
noun词源
Middle English: from late Latin figurativus, from figurare 'to form or fashion', from figura （see FIGURE）.