| 单词 | synecdoche |
| 释义 | synecdoche noun[CorU] languagespecializeduk/sɪˈnek.də.ki/us/sɪˈnek.də.ki/a word or phrase in which apartof something is used to refer to thewholeof it, forexample"apairofhands" for "aworker", or thewholeof something is used to refer to apart, forexample"thelaw" for "apoliceofficer" 举隅，提喻Ways of speaking
Examplesofsynecdochesynecdoche In these accounts, the factory product is asynecdochefor the entire empire-wide and subject-deep factory system. From theCambridge English Corpus As a physical trace of the organization, an official report operates likesynecdoche, substituting the part for the whole. From theCambridge English Corpus This process we can identify, at least poetically, as metonymy orsynecdoche. From theCambridge English Corpus A rhetorical counterpart of tessera issynecdoche, which is a reference to a whole by naming a part of it, or vice versa. From theCambridge English Corpus We believe that actually meeting families with such children can be a powerful antidote tosynecdoche. From theCambridge English Corpus The term "church" should similarly be construed as asynecdochefor institutions of religious worship in general. From theCambridge English Corpus The connections are heterogeneous: positive and negative analogy,synecdoche, logical inference, convention, and so on. From theCambridge English Corpus For what traditional songs might it be asynecdoche? From theCambridge English Corpus The city's tourist authorities are at pains to promote them as a feature of the town - perhaps asynecdochefor its now (largely illusory) liminal nature. From theCambridge English Corpus The use of metonymy,synecdocheand catachresis, major aspects of metaphor, are integral to the articulation of meaning in both oratory and architecture through associative practices. From theCambridge English Corpus The criticism of putting on an act is finally spelled out as 'double-crossing', again coupled to a sensuous impression (crossed 'heels' - asynecdochefor 'legs'?). From theCambridge English Corpus Here the scratching is used as asynecdocheto refer to the 'coolness' of the hip hop genre. From theCambridge English Corpus It should be understood as asynecdochestanding for a range of spiritual positions, although some courts have also construed it to cover the position of church choir direction. From theCambridge English Corpus By asynecdoche, it has come to mean the accounting operations of a firm, however housed. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the heroic age, metonymy andsynecdochesupport the development of feudal or monarchic institutions embodied by idealized figures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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