metaphorically

• ظرف يعني «بالمعنى المجازي» أو «على سبيل التعبير التصويري». يُستخدم للإشارة إلى أن الكلمة أو العبارة لا تُفهم على نحو حرفي، بل تُمثّل شيئًا آخر عبر التشبيه أو الرمزية.

An adverb meaning "in a metaphorical manner" or "as a figure of speech." It is used to indicate that a word or phrase is not meant literally but is used to represent something else by way of comparison or symbolism.

1. Figurative languageB2formal

   In a way that uses a metaphor; not literally true but symbolic or representative.

   مجازياً

   • He was speaking metaphorically when he said the news was a bombshell.
   • The poet described the sunset metaphorically as a golden ocean.
   • When she said her heart was broken, she meant it metaphorically.

   المرادفاتallegoricallyfigurativelysymbolically

   الأضدادactuallyconcretelyliterally