metonymical

英 ['mɪtɒnɪmɪkəl] 美 ['mɪtɒnɪmɪkəl]

• adj. [语]换喻的；转喻的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• metonymic [语]换喻的