trope

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trope 转义词语，比喻词语

来自拉丁语 tropus,转义，比喻，来自希腊语 tropos,转向，旋转，比喻说法，来自 trope,转向，旋转，来自 PIE*trep,转，来自 PIE*ter,转，词源同 turn,tropic.引申诸相关词义。

1. They are the epitome of in-one-ear-and-out-the-other , which was my mother 's trope for a failure to connect .: 它们就是一个耳朵进，一个耳朵出的缩影，我妈妈总是用这句比喻来形容连接失败。

2. Pythagoras believed the souls of poets passed into swans , a fitting entombment that turns the tattered phrase " poetry in motion " into a truly lyrical trope .: 毕达哥拉斯相信，诗人死后的灵魂化成了天鹅，这恰如其分的归宿，让所有“诗如流水”的软弱无力的词句变成真实的抒情诗的喻言。

3. Another task is to wean labour off its keynesian warnings that cuts will tip the economy back into recession , a particular trope of mr balls .: 另一项任务是让工党摆脱凯恩斯主义的警告（削减开支将导致经济再次衰退）----鲍尔斯先生的独特比喻。