antonomasia
/ˌæntənəʊˈmeɪzɪə/noun
mass noun
1- Linguistics 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。
1.1
- the use of a proper name to express a general idea (e.g. a Scrooge for a miser)代类名。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek， from antonomazein 'name instead'， from anti- 'against， instead' + onoma 'a name'.