metaphorically

• Наречие, означающее «в переносном смысле» или «как образное выражение». Используется для указания на то, что слово или фраза понимаются не буквально, а представляют собой нечто иное через сравнение или символизм.

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.

   Метафорически

   • 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.

   Synonymsallegoricallyfigurativelysymbolically

   Antonymsactuallyconcretelyliterally