Definition of antonomasia in English:

antonomasia

noun anˌtɒnəˈmeɪzɪəˌantənəˈmeɪzɪəænˌtɑnəˈmeɪʒ(i)ə

mass noun

1Linguistics
The substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g. the Maid of Orleans for Joan of Arc).
〔语言学〕换称
Example sentencesExamples
- A fine example of antonomasia is the name given a polygamist by his four wives in different towns: 'Seldom Seen Smith'.
- One was antonomasia, the usually derisive practice of describing an individual by a certain characteristic, then making it into a proper noun.
- Baseball, which has a penchant for antonomasia, has dubbed players the "Sultan of Swat" (Babe Ruth), "The Georgia Peach" (Ty Cobb), and the "Iron Horse" (Lou Gehrig).
- Antonomasia is, then, a kind of theft, but one that reveals the thievery involved in the original act of naming.
- Darryl James, editor of RapSheet, presents Eminem with this antonomasia: ‘the Elvis of Rap’.
2The use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g. a Scrooge for a miser).
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Example sentencesExamples
- The antonomasia can also work the other way, with a proper name as a description - referring to a soldier as a Rambo, for instance, or calling an obsequious black man Uncle Tom.
- Here we deal with a case of antonomasia of the first type.
- Most of the sources I've looked at restrict the term to use of a name as a generic, eg. calling someone a "Romeo" or a "Scrooge," though I have dim recollections of seeing in print "antonomasia" being used to describe the use of "coke" as "soft drink" or "levis" as "denim pants."
- He blithely absolves this libel as an example of "antonomasia".
- Another type of antonomasia we meet when a common noun is still clearly perceived as a proper name.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, from antonomazein 'name instead', from anti- 'against, instead' + onoma 'a name'.

Definition of antonomasia in US English:

antonomasia

nounænˌtɑnəˈmeɪʒ(i)əanˌtänəˈmāZH(ē)ə

Rhetoric

1The substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g., the Bard for Shakespeare).
〔语言学〕换称
Example sentencesExamples
- Baseball, which has a penchant for antonomasia, has dubbed players the "Sultan of Swat" (Babe Ruth), "The Georgia Peach" (Ty Cobb), and the "Iron Horse" (Lou Gehrig).
- One was antonomasia, the usually derisive practice of describing an individual by a certain characteristic, then making it into a proper noun.
- Darryl James, editor of RapSheet, presents Eminem with this antonomasia: ‘the Elvis of Rap’.
- Antonomasia is, then, a kind of theft, but one that reveals the thievery involved in the original act of naming.
- A fine example of antonomasia is the name given a polygamist by his four wives in different towns: 'Seldom Seen Smith'.
1. 1.1 The use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g., a Scrooge for a miser).
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  Example sentencesExamples
  Here we deal with a case of antonomasia of the first type.
  He blithely absolves this libel as an example of "antonomasia".
  Another type of antonomasia we meet when a common noun is still clearly perceived as a proper name.
  The antonomasia can also work the other way, with a proper name as a description - referring to a soldier as a Rambo, for instance, or calling an obsequious black man Uncle Tom.
  Most of the sources I've looked at restrict the term to use of a name as a generic, eg. calling someone a "Romeo" or a "Scrooge," though I have dim recollections of seeing in print "antonomasia" being used to describe the use of "coke" as "soft drink" or "levis" as "denim pants."

Origin

Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, from antonomazein ‘name instead’, from anti- ‘against, instead’ + onoma ‘a name’.

单词	antonomasia
释义	Definition of antonomasia in English: antonomasia noun anˌtɒnəˈmeɪzɪəˌantənəˈmeɪzɪəænˌtɑnəˈmeɪʒ(i)ə mass noun 1Linguistics The substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g. the Maid of Orleans for Joan of Arc). 〔语言学〕换称 Example sentencesExamples A fine example of antonomasia is the name given a polygamist by his four wives in different towns: 'Seldom Seen Smith'. One was antonomasia, the usually derisive practice of describing an individual by a certain characteristic, then making it into a proper noun. Baseball, which has a penchant for antonomasia, has dubbed players the "Sultan of Swat" (Babe Ruth), "The Georgia Peach" (Ty Cobb), and the "Iron Horse" (Lou Gehrig). Antonomasia is, then, a kind of theft, but one that reveals the thievery involved in the original act of naming. Darryl James, editor of RapSheet, presents Eminem with this antonomasia: ‘the Elvis of Rap’. 2The use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g. a Scrooge for a miser). 代类名 Example sentencesExamples The antonomasia can also work the other way, with a proper name as a description - referring to a soldier as a Rambo, for instance, or calling an obsequious black man Uncle Tom. Here we deal with a case of antonomasia of the first type. Most of the sources I've looked at restrict the term to use of a name as a generic, eg. calling someone a "Romeo" or a "Scrooge," though I have dim recollections of seeing in print "antonomasia" being used to describe the use of "coke" as "soft drink" or "levis" as "denim pants." He blithely absolves this libel as an example of "antonomasia". Another type of antonomasia we meet when a common noun is still clearly perceived as a proper name. Origin Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, from antonomazein 'name instead', from anti- 'against, instead' + onoma 'a name'. Definition of antonomasia in US English: antonomasia nounænˌtɑnəˈmeɪʒ(i)əanˌtänəˈmāZH(ē)ə Rhetoric 1The substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g., the Bard for Shakespeare). 〔语言学〕换称 Example sentencesExamples Baseball, which has a penchant for antonomasia, has dubbed players the "Sultan of Swat" (Babe Ruth), "The Georgia Peach" (Ty Cobb), and the "Iron Horse" (Lou Gehrig). One was antonomasia, the usually derisive practice of describing an individual by a certain characteristic, then making it into a proper noun. Darryl James, editor of RapSheet, presents Eminem with this antonomasia: ‘the Elvis of Rap’. Antonomasia is, then, a kind of theft, but one that reveals the thievery involved in the original act of naming. A fine example of antonomasia is the name given a polygamist by his four wives in different towns: 'Seldom Seen Smith'. 1.1 The use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g., a Scrooge for a miser). 代类名 Example sentencesExamples Here we deal with a case of antonomasia of the first type. He blithely absolves this libel as an example of "antonomasia". Another type of antonomasia we meet when a common noun is still clearly perceived as a proper name. The antonomasia can also work the other way, with a proper name as a description - referring to a soldier as a Rambo, for instance, or calling an obsequious black man Uncle Tom. Most of the sources I've looked at restrict the term to use of a name as a generic, eg. calling someone a "Romeo" or a "Scrooge," though I have dim recollections of seeing in print "antonomasia" being used to describe the use of "coke" as "soft drink" or "levis" as "denim pants." Origin Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, from antonomazein ‘name instead’, from anti- ‘against, instead’ + onoma ‘a name’.
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