比喻是一种修辞手段。汉语有丰富的比喻表达形式,英语亦然。英语比喻有明喻和隐喻等。所谓明喻就是把具有共同特征的两种不同事物加以对比,用另一种事物比方所要说明的事物。英语明喻有多种表达形式,最常见的是用as 和like 等作指示词(indicators),说出比喻的东西。本文只谈除此之外的某些表达形式。 Metaphor is a rhetorical device. Chinese has a rich metaphorical expression, as does English. English metaphors include similes and metaphors. The so-called simile is the comparison of two different things with common characteristics and the use of another thing, such as the things to be explained. English similes come in a variety of expressions. The most common is to use as and like as indicators to speak metaphors. This article only discusses some of the other forms of expression.