synecdoche
US /sɪˈnek.də.ki/
UK /sɪˈnek.də.ki/
名詞
提喻, 部分代整體
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning 'Cleveland's baseball team').
範例:
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The phrase 'all hands on deck' is a synecdoche, where 'hands' refers to the sailors.
「all hands on deck」（全體船員就位）這個短語是一個提喻，其中「hands」（手）指代水手。
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Using 'wheels' to refer to a car is an example of synecdoche.
用「wheels」（車輪）來指代汽車是提喻的一個例子。
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