supermetaphor

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词形变化

supermetaphors 复数 supermetaphors

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A grounding fact; a correspondance between the underlying truth and our ideas and constructions based on that truth.

  2. 2.

    An overarching metaphor; a metaphor that encompasses several sub-metaphors.

  3. 3.

    A metaphor that is particularly widespread or dominant.

  4. 4.

    A metaphor about metaphors.

词源

From super- + metaphor.

来源:wiktionary