metonym

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UK

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n.名詞轉喻

Washington is a metonym for the United States government, plastic is a metonym for credit card

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華盛頓特區總是在玩自己的遊戲。 (Washington, D.C. Always Plays Itself)

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華盛頓特區總是在玩自己的遊戲。 (Washington, D.C. Always Plays Itself)

It's not true. But given how often the building is used as a metonym for the entire city, it might as well be.