转喻（用一名称来指代与之密切相关的事物，例如用 the White House 来指代 the US president）the act of referring to sth by the name of sth else that is closely connected with it, for example usingthe White House forthe US president
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【修辞学】换喻,转喻
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afigureofspeechinwhichanattributeofsomethingisusedtostandforthethingitself, e.g. "laurels" whenitstandsfor "glory" or "brass" whenitstandsfor "militaryofficers"