Definition of metonymy 转喻.pptVIP

Definition of metonymy 转喻 Metonymy is the act of referring to something by the name of something else that is closely connected with it. 转喻指当甲事物与乙事物不相类似，但有密切关系时，可以利用这种关系，用乙事物的名称代替甲事物的一种修辞方法。 Example of metonmy The pen is mighter than the sword. Pen substitutes the people who use pen and sword substitutes the people who use the word. I want my love to be with me all the time. My love substitutes the people that I love a container for its content(以容器代内容) The kettle is boiling. kettle 代替壶中的水 壶开了。 Sorry, my packet cant afford such a pair of shoes。 pocket代替衣袋里的钱 对不起。我的钱不够，买不起这双鞋。 a place for rhe people 以处所代人 If the grave were perceivable, it would be weeping in grief. the grave指代墓穴里的死者 如果亡灵有知的话。他定会伤心落泪的。 The minute he took the stage, the museum hall brust into cheers . museum hall 指代大厅中的观众 他一登台， 整个音乐厅爆发出一片欢呼声。 a location for the institution ororganization 以所在地代机构、组织 the Pentagon 五角大楼——the USA military eatablished 指代美国国防部 the White House白宫——the USA government美国政府 Hollywood——the USA film-making industry 美国电影制造业 an instrument foritsuser 以工具代工具使用者 He believed that the gun was not so much as the plough. gun 代替武装部队； plough代替农场 他认为与其去当兵还不如去农场干活好。 The surgeon convinced her that she could only be served by a timely scalpel.scalpel代其外科手术 医生使她相信只有及早做手术才能挽救她的生命。 a striking feature for the person or thing 以特征代特征所有者 A bald slipped out through the back door。 bald 指代秃顶的人 一个秃头从后门溜了出去。 The crown should not yield to the cross.crown 指代国王、君主；cross指代教堂 皇权不应该屈服于教会。 an organ for its function 以器官代作用 He has a rough tongeu. tongue代替说话方式、能力 他言语粗鲁。 The lack of cohesion of the company accounted for the brain drain. brain 代智力、人才 公司缺乏凝聚力是导致人才外流的原因。 author for work 以作者代作品 Only billionaires are able to collect Picasso. Picasso 指代毕加索的美术作品 只有那些亿万富翁才能收集毕加索的立体画。 Recently he has been steeped in O.Henry. O.Henry指代欧 ·亨利的作品 最近几天他沉迷于欧 ·亨利的短片小说中 the concrete for the abstract， or the specific for the general 以具体代抽象，或以特定代泛指 Without sweat, without bread. swea