synecdoche
US /sɪˈnek.də.ki/
UK /sɪˈnek.də.ki/
名词
1.
提喻, 部分代整体
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').
示例:
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The phrase 'all hands on deck' is a synecdoche, where 'hands' refers to the sailors.
“all hands on deck”（全体船员就位）这个短语是一个提喻，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”（车轮）来指代汽车是提喻的一个例子。
在 Lingoland 学习这个单词