英语中对于明喻概念的界定基本上是一致的,认为明喻中的本体和喻体是不同类的两种事物之间的比较。本文就这一问题尝试性地进行了探讨,分别从“人”比“人”和“物”比“物”两个层面举例说明,指出明喻中分别作为本体和喻体的两种事物可以是同类的,同时强调再次重新地、正确地认识和理解明喻修辞对于英语教学具有重要的指导意义。 The definition of the concept of simile is basically the same in English, that is, the ontology and metaphor in simile are the comparison between two kinds of things of different kinds. This article attempts to discuss this issue tentatively, and illustrates the two aspects from “person” to “person” and “object” to “object” respectively, pointing out that the simile as the ontology and The two kinds of things can be similar, at the same time emphasize again and correctly and understand the simile rhetoric for English teaching has an important guiding significance.