C2an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object隐喻;暗喻
"The mind is an ocean" and "the city is a jungle" are both metaphors.“思维是海洋”和“城市是丛林”都是隐喻。
Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language.隐喻和明喻是日常语言中最常用的修辞手法。