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."
例文
1. It is not easy to make a simile go on all fours.
比喩が完全に適切であることは容易ではない。
2.I believe this simile largely speaks the truth.
この比はかなりの程度真実を語っていると信じています。
3.However,an economic model is not an accurate blueprint but an analytical simile .
しかし、経済モデルは正確な青写真ではなく、分析の明喩である。
4.This is the simile of what I have just given to you.
ただし、これは私があなたたちに与えた明喩です。
5.As I walked on slowly,a bright simile bloomed on my face.