metonymy

汉语翻译

n. 转喻
【医】 代语失当, 选语失当

词型变化：

名词复数:metonymies 副词:metonymically 形容词:metonymic 

英语解释：

名词 metonymy:

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

详细解释：

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）