simile的词源

英文词源

simile (n.)

late 14c., from Latin simile "a like thing; a comparison, likeness, parallel," neuter of similis "like" (see similar). Both things must be mentioned and the comparison directly stated. To Johnson, "A simile, to be perfect, must both illustrate and ennoble the subject."

中文词源

simile：明喻，直喻

来自拉丁语 simile,比较，类似，相似之物，来自 similis,相似的，词源同 similar.用于语言学 指明喻，直喻。

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