英语词汇“metonymy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	metonymy
释义	metonymy noun /məˈtɒnəmi/ /məˈtɑːnəmi/ [uncountable] (linguistics) jump to other results the act of referring to something by the name of something else that is closely connected with it, for example using the White House for the US president Wordfinder alliteration euphemism figure of speech hyperbole image litotes metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia paradox Topics Languagec2 Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek metōnumia, literally ‘change of name’.
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