metonymy
/mɪˈtɒnɪmɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)[mass noun]
- the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the turf for horse racing换喻, 转喻(如用suit表示business executive, 用the turf表示horse racing)。
派生词
metonymic
adjectivemetonymical
adjectivemetonymically
adverb词源
mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek metōnumia, literally 'change of name'.