概念隐喻就是以一个认知域的经验来理解另一个认知域的经验，源域的部分特点

Metaphor is a conceptual empirical experience cognitive domains to be understood that other cognitive domains, some of the characteristics of the source field is mapped to the destination domain, and the latter because the former partially understood. Therefore, "The essence of metaphor is to use a class of things to understand and experience another type of things." Conceptual metaphor theory also draws a distinction between conceptual metaphor and metaphorical language.

Conceptual metaphor is to understand the experience of another cognitive domain with the experience of one cognitive domain, and some of the characteristics of the source domain are mapped to the destination domain, which is partially understood by the former. Therefore, "the essence of metaphor is to use one kind of thing to understand and experience another kind of thing." The theory of conceptual metaphor also puts forward the difference between conceptual metaphor and metaphorical language.

Conceptual metaphor is to understand the experience of another cognitive domain by the experience of one cognitive domain. Part of the characteristics of the source domain are mapped to the target domain, and the latter is partially understood by the former. Therefore, "the essence of metaphor is to understand and experience another kind of things with one kind of things". The theory of conceptual metaphor also puts forward the difference between conceptual metaphor and metaphorical language.