Metonymy(转喻）
( 9 ) 以抽象事物代替具体事物
In the present instance, it was sickness and poverty together that she came to visit. ( Jane Austen )
It is a pity that there is more ignorance than knowledge in the country.
hits the bottle.
每当我丈夫在办公室不顺心，
他就喝得酩酊大醉。
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Metonymy(转喻）
( 8 ) 以具体事物代替抽象事物
He lives by the pen. He is too fond of the bottle I found the patriot in him. Don’t act／play the fool. Play the man!
转喻法 (Metonymy)
提喻法 (Synecdoche)
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Contents
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Introduction
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Definition
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Metonymy
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Synecdoche
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Comparison
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Introduction
• Literal Language • Figurative Language (Trope修辞，比喻)
• 转喻是在提及事物时不用其本身的名字称 呼而是用与它密切相连的概念来替代它的 一种 英语修辞格。
• 它着重的是事物本身的特点或它与其他事 物之间的特殊关系
用法
( 1 ) 以事物的特征 代替事物、人本身 。 ( 2 ) 以工具代替动 作或行为者
( 3 ) 以人或物代特 征
( 4 ) 以事物活动的 场所代替事物或活 动者
ear heard a gunshot.
The poor man had six mouths to feed
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Synecdoche（提喻 ）
2、以全体代部分
England won the football game. The birds sang to welcome the smiling year.
Metonymy(转喻）
( 7 ) 以容器代替其中内容
He is fond of the bottle. 他喜欢喝酒。 What dishes would you like? 您要什么莱? The kettle is boiling. 壶(水)开了。 He is in his cups again. 他又喝醉了。
Metonymy(转喻）
( 5 ) 以某物的产地代替该物 Would you care for a cup of Longjing? Maotai Scotch （ whisky威士忌）
Metonymy(转喻）
( 6 ) 以作者或生产者代替作品或产品 Our Sony worked well. We drove a Ford to Hyde Park.
• Synecdoche大体上可分为6类： • 以部分代全体 • 以全体代部分 • 以一种事物代替一类事物 • 用一类事物代替一种事物 • 用原材料代替其制品 • 以个体代替一类
Synecdoche（提喻 ）
1、以部分代全体
They were short of hands at harvest time. No eye saw him, but a second later every
① Simile ② Metaphor ③ Metonymy ④ Synecdoche
Definition of Metonymy
• Metonymy is a figure of speech has to do with the substitution of the name of one thing for that of another.
Exercise
He set the room roaring
The coat would be beyond his
with
miserable pocket.
laughter.
他的钱少得可怜，
他使全屋子
买不起那件大衣。
爆发出笑声
。 Whenever my husband has
a bad day at the office, he
Hale Waihona Puke Metonymy(转喻）( 10 ) 以“颜色词+名词”构成的名词来 替代意义上与之有关的名词
He is the black sheep in the family. He has a yellow streak. He might be the dark horse in the swimming contest.
The wolf and the pig mingled together in his face.
Metonymy(转喻）
( 4 ) 以事物活动的场所代替事物或活动者
The White House (白宫) → the President or Executive branch of the US government Capitol Hill (国会山) → the legislative branch of the U. S. government Wall Street (华尔街) → U. S. Financial circles
Metonymy(转喻）
( 2 ) 以工具代替动作或行为者
He was raised to the bench.
His pen sways over half of the civilized world.
Metonymy(转喻）
( 3 ) 以人或物代特征
There is much of the schoolboy in him.
Metonymy 转喻
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( 5 ) 以某物的产地 代替该物
( 6 ) 以作者或生产 者代替作品或产品
( 7 ) 以容器代替其 中内容
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Metonymy(转喻）
( 1 ) 以事物的特征代替事物、人本身。
Gray hair should be respected. No cross, no crown. ( A proverb )