隱喻地;比喻地
Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.] Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. -- {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness}, n.
metaphorically adv : in a metaphorical manner; "she expressed herself metaphorically"