metonomy

FiguresofspeechMetonymyMetonymyThekettleisboiling.Thisfilmstarhasalargewardrobe.Hemusthavebeenspoiltfromthecradle.MetonymyChangeofnameTheactofreferringtosomethingbythenameofsomethingelsethatiscloselyconnectedwithit.(转喻：用一名称来指代与之密切相关的事物）Whatmaythefollowingwordsstandfor?tablebottleAfterherhusbandlefther,Marytooktothebottle.Mrs.Reedwassohospitablethatsheentertainedherguestswithagoodtablefromtimetotime.Sorry,mypocketcan’taffordsuchapairofshoes.AcontainerforitscontentThehallapplauded.Thewholetownattendedthefuneral.AplaceforthepeopletheWhiteHouseHollywoodWallStreetAlocationfortheinstitutionororganizationAnorganforitsfunctionHehasaroughtongue.Hehasagoodearformusic.Sheissuchacoolgirlthatsheisgoodatlettingherheadruleherheart.HaveyoueverreadJackLondon?ToreadaShakespeareoraMarkTwainistoeatafoodfullofprotein;likewise,toreadapornographicmagazineisaeatasugar-coatedpoison.Nameofapersonasanameforhis/herworksAstrikingfeatureforthepersonorthingJackwaspromotedfromtheblue-collartothewhite-collarintheshortesttime.EffectsBriefness/conciseness/associationBycompressingmuchinformationintoasinglewordorashortnounphrase,itexpressesanideabothbrieflyandeffectively,makingthelanguageconcise.