English Dictionary

metalepsis

noun

(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.

Metalepsis is a figure of speech that involves the use of a word or phrase in a way that extends its meaning beyond its literal interpretation.

意味（1）

(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.