metonymy

名词 metonymy:

1. substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

me.ton.y.my

n.（名词）
【复数】 me.ton.y.mies
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use ofWashington for the United States government or of the sword for military power.
换喻，转喻：一种一个词或词组被另一个与之有紧密联系的词或词组替换的修辞方法，如用华盛顿 代替 美政府 或用 剑 代替 军事力量

来源：
Late Latin metônymia
后期拉丁语 metônymia
from Greek metônumia
源自 希腊语 metônumia
meta- [meta-]
meta- [前缀，表示.转换.]
onuma [name] * see nò-men-
onuma [名字] *参见 nò-men-

【引伸】
met.onym.ic
met.onym.ically
adv.（副词）