yù​tǐ

tenor

Senses

喻体/ 喻體 yù​tǐ tenor

The subject to which an analogy or metaphor is applied; in Mainland China, this is usually called 本体 běn​tǐ

喻体/ 喻體 yù​tǐ vehicle

The thing to which the subject of a metaphor is compared; in Taiwan, this is usually called 喻依 yù​yī

References

same_as 喻体/喻體 本体/本體
same_as 喻体/喻體 喻依/喻依
same_as 本体/本體 喻体/喻體