Definition of metonym in English:

metonym

noun ˈmɛtənɪmˈmɛdəˌnɪm

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）
Example sentencesExamples
- The Panama hat came to signify secular Turkish citizenship and functions as a metonym for the transformation of the Oriental Ottoman to the Western Turk.
- At the same time ‘codes’ of ethnic, social and racial self-recognition along with historical traces and cultural metonyms are emphasised.
- Actual monuments or public architecture imbued with monumental significance function as metonyms of civic pride and power, as well as tacitly understood repositories of the nation's ‘sacred’ memories.
- Time flows, as people have said for centuries: originally this was not a metaphor for abstract time, but a metonym.
- By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the representational practices that sought to establish the naturalness of the body as a metonym for the naturalness of the unified subject were becoming increasingly problematic.
- The Lacanian opus is built upon the power of the signifier, the capacity of the noun, not just to represent, but also to signify various representations that can be in relation with one another, e.g. through metaphors and metonyms.
- In such cases, verisimilitude takes over motivation, because each word of that story will expatiate on or repeat the nuclear word that begets it, for each such word is also a metonym of that nucleus.
- A hyperlink is both a metaphor and a metonym; in the online world, it not only represents the link between people - it is the link between people.
- I think the word the author was searching for is metonym - a word or phrase which is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of ‘the sword’ for ‘military power’.
- It traces the process by which the self and its metonyms (here imagination and ideas) manifest themselves in and connect with the exterior - and this is primarily, indeed unavoidably, through language.
- The nominees are metonyms for the skewed reality that is America - the population vote for an individual.
- Even if skin color were taken as a signifier for race, a metonym for some racial homunculus, all it would prove is a trope, not an index.
- As such, these elements function as metonyms for the entire language, and their frequent repetition constitutes a convincing representation of English.
- And of course there's the flow of milk and honey: sticky secretions that hold memories and traces of old desires and sensations (as well as being a metonym for New Zealand itself, land of milk and honey).
- The I of her narrative is a masquerade, and her identity is never more than a metonym for an endless chain of signifiers.
- They have become important unifying symbols in Western green politics, representing environmental health and social vitality, as metaphors and metonyms for the whole of ‘nature’.
- I would like to offer a variant definition and suggest that metonyms, like commuters, do not always make their connections.
- These symbols are the visual metonyms of Asian essentialism that have stagnated Asian Canadian discourse for some time.
- Frequently Shakespeare serves as a metonym for ideologically charged concepts - literature, classical theatre, highbrow culture, intellectualism - against which popular culture defines itself.
- The metonym I am describing is more than a ‘reality effect’ but less than a link in a dangerously mobile semiotic chain; no frightening or anxiety-provoking associations need be made to it.

Origin

Mid 19th century: back-formation from metonymy.

Definition of metonym in US English:

metonym

nounˈmedəˌnimˈmɛdəˌnɪm

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 federal government of the US.
换喻词，转喻词（如Washington是the US government的转喻词）
Example sentencesExamples
- It traces the process by which the self and its metonyms (here imagination and ideas) manifest themselves in and connect with the exterior - and this is primarily, indeed unavoidably, through language.
- Even if skin color were taken as a signifier for race, a metonym for some racial homunculus, all it would prove is a trope, not an index.
- They have become important unifying symbols in Western green politics, representing environmental health and social vitality, as metaphors and metonyms for the whole of ‘nature’.
- In such cases, verisimilitude takes over motivation, because each word of that story will expatiate on or repeat the nuclear word that begets it, for each such word is also a metonym of that nucleus.
- I think the word the author was searching for is metonym - a word or phrase which is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of ‘the sword’ for ‘military power’.
- I would like to offer a variant definition and suggest that metonyms, like commuters, do not always make their connections.
- As such, these elements function as metonyms for the entire language, and their frequent repetition constitutes a convincing representation of English.
- By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the representational practices that sought to establish the naturalness of the body as a metonym for the naturalness of the unified subject were becoming increasingly problematic.
- The Lacanian opus is built upon the power of the signifier, the capacity of the noun, not just to represent, but also to signify various representations that can be in relation with one another, e.g. through metaphors and metonyms.
- The Panama hat came to signify secular Turkish citizenship and functions as a metonym for the transformation of the Oriental Ottoman to the Western Turk.
- Actual monuments or public architecture imbued with monumental significance function as metonyms of civic pride and power, as well as tacitly understood repositories of the nation's ‘sacred’ memories.
- These symbols are the visual metonyms of Asian essentialism that have stagnated Asian Canadian discourse for some time.
- At the same time ‘codes’ of ethnic, social and racial self-recognition along with historical traces and cultural metonyms are emphasised.
- The metonym I am describing is more than a ‘reality effect’ but less than a link in a dangerously mobile semiotic chain; no frightening or anxiety-provoking associations need be made to it.
- Frequently Shakespeare serves as a metonym for ideologically charged concepts - literature, classical theatre, highbrow culture, intellectualism - against which popular culture defines itself.
- The nominees are metonyms for the skewed reality that is America - the population vote for an individual.
- The I of her narrative is a masquerade, and her identity is never more than a metonym for an endless chain of signifiers.
- Time flows, as people have said for centuries: originally this was not a metaphor for abstract time, but a metonym.
- A hyperlink is both a metaphor and a metonym; in the online world, it not only represents the link between people - it is the link between people.
- And of course there's the flow of milk and honey: sticky secretions that hold memories and traces of old desires and sensations (as well as being a metonym for New Zealand itself, land of milk and honey).

Origin

Mid 19th century: back-formation from metonymy.

词汇	metonym
释义	Definition of metonym in English: metonym noun ˈmɛtənɪmˈmɛdəˌnɪm 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） Example sentencesExamples The Panama hat came to signify secular Turkish citizenship and functions as a metonym for the transformation of the Oriental Ottoman to the Western Turk. At the same time ‘codes’ of ethnic, social and racial self-recognition along with historical traces and cultural metonyms are emphasised. Actual monuments or public architecture imbued with monumental significance function as metonyms of civic pride and power, as well as tacitly understood repositories of the nation's ‘sacred’ memories. Time flows, as people have said for centuries: originally this was not a metaphor for abstract time, but a metonym. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the representational practices that sought to establish the naturalness of the body as a metonym for the naturalness of the unified subject were becoming increasingly problematic. The Lacanian opus is built upon the power of the signifier, the capacity of the noun, not just to represent, but also to signify various representations that can be in relation with one another, e.g. through metaphors and metonyms. In such cases, verisimilitude takes over motivation, because each word of that story will expatiate on or repeat the nuclear word that begets it, for each such word is also a metonym of that nucleus. A hyperlink is both a metaphor and a metonym; in the online world, it not only represents the link between people - it is the link between people. I think the word the author was searching for is metonym - a word or phrase which is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of ‘the sword’ for ‘military power’. It traces the process by which the self and its metonyms (here imagination and ideas) manifest themselves in and connect with the exterior - and this is primarily, indeed unavoidably, through language. The nominees are metonyms for the skewed reality that is America - the population vote for an individual. Even if skin color were taken as a signifier for race, a metonym for some racial homunculus, all it would prove is a trope, not an index. As such, these elements function as metonyms for the entire language, and their frequent repetition constitutes a convincing representation of English. And of course there's the flow of milk and honey: sticky secretions that hold memories and traces of old desires and sensations (as well as being a metonym for New Zealand itself, land of milk and honey). The I of her narrative is a masquerade, and her identity is never more than a metonym for an endless chain of signifiers. They have become important unifying symbols in Western green politics, representing environmental health and social vitality, as metaphors and metonyms for the whole of ‘nature’. I would like to offer a variant definition and suggest that metonyms, like commuters, do not always make their connections. These symbols are the visual metonyms of Asian essentialism that have stagnated Asian Canadian discourse for some time. Frequently Shakespeare serves as a metonym for ideologically charged concepts - literature, classical theatre, highbrow culture, intellectualism - against which popular culture defines itself. The metonym I am describing is more than a ‘reality effect’ but less than a link in a dangerously mobile semiotic chain; no frightening or anxiety-provoking associations need be made to it. Origin Mid 19th century: back-formation from metonymy. Definition of metonym in US English: metonym nounˈmedəˌnimˈmɛdəˌnɪm 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 federal government of the US. 换喻词，转喻词（如Washington是the US government的转喻词） Example sentencesExamples It traces the process by which the self and its metonyms (here imagination and ideas) manifest themselves in and connect with the exterior - and this is primarily, indeed unavoidably, through language. Even if skin color were taken as a signifier for race, a metonym for some racial homunculus, all it would prove is a trope, not an index. They have become important unifying symbols in Western green politics, representing environmental health and social vitality, as metaphors and metonyms for the whole of ‘nature’. In such cases, verisimilitude takes over motivation, because each word of that story will expatiate on or repeat the nuclear word that begets it, for each such word is also a metonym of that nucleus. I think the word the author was searching for is metonym - a word or phrase which is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of ‘the sword’ for ‘military power’. I would like to offer a variant definition and suggest that metonyms, like commuters, do not always make their connections. As such, these elements function as metonyms for the entire language, and their frequent repetition constitutes a convincing representation of English. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the representational practices that sought to establish the naturalness of the body as a metonym for the naturalness of the unified subject were becoming increasingly problematic. The Lacanian opus is built upon the power of the signifier, the capacity of the noun, not just to represent, but also to signify various representations that can be in relation with one another, e.g. through metaphors and metonyms. The Panama hat came to signify secular Turkish citizenship and functions as a metonym for the transformation of the Oriental Ottoman to the Western Turk. Actual monuments or public architecture imbued with monumental significance function as metonyms of civic pride and power, as well as tacitly understood repositories of the nation's ‘sacred’ memories. These symbols are the visual metonyms of Asian essentialism that have stagnated Asian Canadian discourse for some time. At the same time ‘codes’ of ethnic, social and racial self-recognition along with historical traces and cultural metonyms are emphasised. The metonym I am describing is more than a ‘reality effect’ but less than a link in a dangerously mobile semiotic chain; no frightening or anxiety-provoking associations need be made to it. Frequently Shakespeare serves as a metonym for ideologically charged concepts - literature, classical theatre, highbrow culture, intellectualism - against which popular culture defines itself. The nominees are metonyms for the skewed reality that is America - the population vote for an individual. The I of her narrative is a masquerade, and her identity is never more than a metonym for an endless chain of signifiers. Time flows, as people have said for centuries: originally this was not a metaphor for abstract time, but a metonym. A hyperlink is both a metaphor and a metonym; in the online world, it not only represents the link between people - it is the link between people. And of course there's the flow of milk and honey: sticky secretions that hold memories and traces of old desires and sensations (as well as being a metonym for New Zealand itself, land of milk and honey). Origin Mid 19th century: back-formation from metonymy.
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