プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
たとえ【×譬え・▲喩え】
❶〔直喩〕a simile;〔隠喩〕a metaphor;〔比喩〕a comparison
いろいろなたとえを使って話をした
He used various similes and metaphors in telling his story.
❷〔例〕an example
たとえを引けば説明は簡単だ
It is easy to explain by giving examples.
❸〔ことわざ〕a proverb
たとえに言う通り,光陰矢の如しだ
As the saying goes, time flies.
たとえ話
an allegory; an allegorical story; a parable