another term for figurative (in sense1) 同 figurative (义项1) ■(in postmodernist writing) relating to or denoting a form of signification which relies on imagery and association rather than on rational and linguistic concepts (后现代主义作品用语)象征的
(Art). another term for figurative (in sense2) (艺术)。 同 figurative (义项2)
语源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin figuralis, from figura 'form, shape' (see figure)