Here's another sentence that uses synecdoche.

以下是另一个使用提喻法的句子。

Literary devices such as metonymy and synecdoche work for a reason.

诸如转喻和提喻这样的文学手法之所以有效，是有其原的。

In more amateur work, like slash fiction, inexperienced writers often try to clear that up with synecdoche in place of pronouns.

在一些业余作品中， 比如同人小说，经验不足的作者常常试图用提喻法替词澄清问题。

This is synecdoche because it uses a part of something, the play, to stand in for the whole, his life's experiences.

这是提喻， 为用某物的一部分，即戏剧， 整体，也就是他一生的经历。

In short, linguists often say synecdoche is a subcategory of metonymy, making it the more common type of metaphor.

简而之， 语学家经常说提喻是转喻的一个子类别，成为更常见的一种隐喻。

So if you're ever asked if something is metonymy or synecdoche, you're probably safest putting your money on metonymy.

所以， 如果有人问你某物是转喻还是提喻，你最保险的答案可能是转喻。

Before moving on to synecdoche, let's quickly review.

在继续讲解提喻之前，我们先快速复习一下。

It's the more common of two types of synecdoche.

这是两种提喻中较为常见的一种。

Kaufman has maintained that the title Synecdoche, New York was always his intention, which makes sense because the film itself is one big synecdoche.

考夫曼坚持认为，《提喻城》这个名字一直是他的初衷， 这说得通， 为这部电影本身就是一大篇提喻。

This was first used in the 15th century and is derived from the ancient Greek word synecdoche, meaning interpretation.

这一达首次出现在15世纪， 源自希腊语词汇synecdoche，意为“解释” 或“理解” 。

If you've ever been asked to explain the difference between metonymy and synecdoche, and who hasn't, just know it's a bit of a trick question.

如果你曾被要求解释转喻和提喻之间的区别，谁又没遇到过这种情况呢？ 要知道， 这其实是个有点刁钻的问题。

Earlier we mentioned there are two types of synecdoche.

早些时候我们提到过，提喻有两种类型。

But let's face it, it's highly unlikely you'll ever be asked to name both types of synecdoche.

但说实话，几乎不太可能有人会要求你同时说出这两种提喻类型。

Today, we're going to talk about towing the line, and then we're going to talk about some fun kinds of metaphors, metonymy and synecdoche.

今天，我们将探讨“toeing the line”（遵守规则），接着会讨论一些有趣的修辞手法——转喻和提喻。

Using metaphors like metonymy and synecdoche can open up a new world for writers by adding sophistication or an effective tone or both.

使用转喻和提喻这样的修辞手法，能为作家开启一个新境界，既增添文采，又赋予作品有力的语调，甚至两者兼得。

Now, before you start scratching your head, let's look at two examples of sentences containing a part for the whole substitution synecdoche.

在你开始挠头之前，我们先看两个包含以部分整体提喻法的句子例子。

But careful authors often choose when to use which device, even though sometimes a synecdoche can also be a metonym.

但谨慎的作者通常会选择何时使用哪种手法，尽管有时提喻也可以是转喻。

This type is referred to as whole for the part substitution and is less common of the two types of synecdoche.

这种类型被称为以整体部分的替，是提喻两种类型中较为少见的一种。

Additionally, metonymy and synecdoche are each a type of metaphor, that is, a figure of speech commonly used by authors to compare two subtle ideas to draw an analogy between them.

外， 转喻和提喻各自都是一种隐喻，即作家常用的一种修辞手法， 通过比较两个微妙的概念建立类比关系。