figuratively
adverb uk/ˈfɪɡ.ər.ə.tɪv.li/ us/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ.ə.tɪv/
(词或短语)比喻地
in a way that uses words and phrases with a more imaginative meaning than usual
Figuratively speaking, it was a blow right between the eyes (= it was a bad shock). 打个比方说吧,这是正中眉心的一击。
Opposite: literally