metonym
noun [ C ] language specialized uk/ˈmet.ə.nɪm/ us/ˈmet̬.ə.nɪm/
换喻中所使用的词或短语
a word or expression that refers to something using the name of one of its qualities or features
The High Street is a metonym for the primary business street of towns or cities. “高街”是城镇主要商业街的代名词。
She artfully uses metaphors and metonyms to conjure entirely fresh ways of seeing the world. 她巧妙地使用隐喻和转喻来创造全新的看待世界的方式。
See: metonymy
- More examples
- "Wheels" for "car" is a metonym.
- Today, the term "rice and beans" is used as a metonym for basic needs of food.
- Metonyms do not point anywhere but to the thing of which they are a part.
- Supporting a faintly hopeless football team is turned into a metonym for life's uphill struggle.