metonym是什么意思_metonym的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

In meaning aspect, metonym mechanism not only transfers morpheme meaning, but also expands new sense category by transfering meaning, and transforms whole lexical semantic system as well.

在意义方面，转喻机制不仅使语素本身发生语义转化，而且通过语义转指发展新的语义类范畴，改造整个词汇语义系统。

释义

a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated. For example, Washington is a metonym for the US government.

换喻词，转喻词（如Washington是the US government的转喻词）。

词源

"mid 19th cent.: back-formation from METONYMY."