到目前为止,很多研究讨论了隐喻的运作机制和对隐喻的理解,并产生了三种理论解释隐喻的基本运作方式,即互动理论、映射理论和合成理论,这些理论虽都说明了隐喻的运作过程,但并没有解释运作机理的核心。“外延内涵传承说”可以很好地说明隐喻运作的本质,并且能够解读隐喻生成的丰富性。 So far, many studies have discussed the operating mechanism of metaphor and the understanding of metaphor, and have produced three kinds of theories to explain the basic operation of metaphor: interactive theory, mapping theory and synthetic theory, although these theories illustrate the operation of metaphor Process, but did not explain the core of the operating mechanism. “Extension of meaning inheritance ” can illustrate the essence of metaphor operation, and can interpret the richness of metaphor generation.