Metaphor has been studied from different approaches, such as: Aristotelian approach, theinteractionist approach, the cognitive approach and grammatical approach.

• 从古至今对隐喻问题的研究经历了四个不同的阶段,从亚里斯多德的隐喻观到互相作用理论到认知隐喻观以及语法隐喻观。