metonymic

英[?met?\'n?m?k]
美[?met?\'n?m?k]

基本釋義

adj.
換喻的，轉(zhuǎn)喻的

英英釋義

Adjective

  • 1. using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated;

    "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works"

最新英語單詞

行業(yè)英語