figurative

形容词 figurative:

1. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
   同义词：nonliteral
2. consisting of or forming human or animal figures- Herbert Read
   同义词：figural

1. A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions, especially pity and fear, described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience.
   情绪的净化或象征性清洗，尤指遗憾和恐惧，亚里土多德把他描述为悲剧对观众情绪的影响
2. "A sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not.
   "甜蜜的性情"是个比喻的说法，而"甜咖啡"则不是。

fig.u.ra.tive

adj.Abbr. fig.（形容词）缩写 fig.

Based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical:
比喻的：基于或使用言语形象化的；形象化比喻的：
例句：
figurative language.
比喻的语言

Containing many figures of speech; ornate.
修饰多的：含有许多言语形象化的；华美的
Represented by a figure or resemblance; symbolic or emblematic.
象征的：用形象或相似物代表的；象征的或典型的
Of or relating to artistic representation by means of animal or human figures.
呈现的：用动物或人的形象表现艺术的，或与此有关的

【引伸】
fig.uratively
adv.（副词）
fig.urativeness
n.（名词）