metonymy
/mi-ton-uh-mee/US // mɪˈtɒn ə mi //UK // (mɪˈtɒnɪmɪ) //
换词法,换词,换言之,换句话说
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Rhetoric.
- : a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads” for “count people.”
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Metonymy is the substitution of the name of one thing for that of another to which the former bears a known and close relation.
Metonymy calls one thing by the name of another which is closely related to the first.
In both cases the term so approximates to the meaning of Earth, doubtless by metonymy, as to be indistinguishable from it.
Metonymy consists in naming an object by one of its attributes or accompaniments.
The general effect of metonymy is to bring before the mind a definite image, and thus to impart a graphic quality to the style.
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