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Transferred Epithet（移就）
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3 1 2 3 The definition of Transferred Epithet The classification of Transferred Epithet The characteristic of Transferred Epithet
The white silence seemed sneer ,and a great fear came upon him.
寂静的茫茫雪野好像在冷笑，一阵恐惧向他袭来。
His story achieved nothing but cheap laughs.
“Don’t worry son ,we will show them A few tricks ”,Darrow had whispered throwing a reassuring arm round my shoulder as we were waiting for the court to open . 胳膊(arm)本身不能安心(reassuring),而是 Darrow 用胳膊搂住我的肩膀的这一友好动作令 我安心。
Definition
Transferred Epithet is a
figure of speech where a epithet (an adjective or descriptive phrase) is transferred from noun it should rightly modify to another to which it does not really belong .
The logic relations between transferred epithet and modified word
Causal relation (因果)
Puzzled frown 因困惑而皱眉 Delighted smile因高兴而微笑 Terrified despair 因恐惧而绝望 Thoughtful silence 因沉思而沉默
Coordinate parallel relation (平行或并列关系) She sat there with embarrassed deliglation （纯修饰关系）
Laughing eyes 笑眼 A passionate throat 热情的歌喉
The characteristic of Transferred Epithet
It relies on the deep structure of the sentence .It is illogical and unreasonable in surface structure but reasonable in deep structure . E.g. The thief made a trembling confession of his wrong doing. There is a close relationship between the transferred epithet and the modified word. E.g. The big man crashed down a protesting chair .
这个大个子一屁股坐了下来，椅子吱吱嘎嘎响，好像发出 抗议声。
The sailors swarmed into a laughing and cheering ring around the two man .
水手们蜂拥而至，围成欢笑与欢呼的一圈，把那两人围在 中间。
Group2:adj.+sth →adj. +another thing
classification
adj. +sb. →adj. +sth .
adj. + sth. →adj. +another thing
The classification of Transferred Epithet
Group1:adj.+sb.→adj.+sth. The big man crashed down a protesting chair .