nonfigurative

基本解释

In view of this situation, the author points out that non-linguistic factors can form not only general figurative languages but also figures of speech.
實際上非語言要素不僅可以搆成一般性脩辤，而且可以搆成脩辤格。
Thirdly, words which are collocated with the semantic content are characterized by non-iconicity when they can change into figurative sense and different meanings.
言語通過語義搭配形成轉義或者歧義時具有非象似性的特征。
Our proposal puts in a new relationship two themes that we have developed in our previous work: non-figurative architecture and figurative signs directly imprinted on the territory.
我們在前次設計的基礎上發展了兩個具有新關系的主題：非比喻性的建築與直接印刻在場域中的比喻性標志。
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This fleeting episode in his career is obscure, because he would never take credit for conceiving non-figurative art, an idea that exasperated him.
NEWYORKER: Shapes of Things