metonym
英 ['metənɪm]
美['mɛtənɪm]
- n. 换喻中所使用的词或短语
英英释义
- 1. a word that is used metonymically; a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
实用场景例句
- Plastic is a metonym for credit card.
- “plastic”(塑料)是指代信用卡的转喻词.
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双语例句
- 1. Washington is a metonym for the united states government.
- 华盛顿是代表美国政府的转喻词.
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- 2. Plastic is a metonym for credit card.
- “plastic”(塑料)是指代信用卡的转喻词.
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英文词源
- metonym (n.)
- 1788; see metonymy.