metonymic

metonymic读音音标

英 [ˌmetə\'nɪmɪk]

美 [ˌmetə\'nɪmɪk]

metonymic意思解释

adj.

换喻的，转喻的；

英英释义

adj.

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\"

同义词：metonymical