🔄metonymy (メトニミー)

noun
/mɪˈtɒnɪmi/
換喩 (kan'yu)

意味

A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted with another closely related word or concept.
意味の翻訳
一つの言葉やフレーズが、密接に関連する別の言葉や概念で置き換えられる修辞技法。
Hitotsu no kotoba ya furezu ga, missetsu ni kanren suru betsu no kotoba ya gainen de okikaerareru shūji gihō.

例文

In the phrase 'the crown will decide,' 'crown' is a metonymy for monarchy.

フレーズ「王冠が決定する」では、「王冠」が君主制の換喩です。
Furēzu 'ōkan ga kettei suru' de wa, 'ōkan' ga kunshusei no kan'yu desu.

同義語

substitution, symbol, representation, figure of speech

対義語

literalness, directness

コロケーション

use of metonymy, example of metonymy, metonymy in literature

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