Transferred epithet is one of the most common figures of speech in English, and it is composed of transferred epithet and the central word, both of which are temporarily combined by means of subtle transformation of the meaning of the words.

• 摘要移就是英语中常用的一种修辞格，它由转移修饰语（主要是形容词）和中心语构成，二者之间通过语义的“巧移”而形成一种临时的搭配。