传统意义上,转喻通常被视为一种修辞手段。由于认知语言学的兴起,越来越多的研究者认为转喻不仅是一种修辞手段,也是人们思维认知和行为方式。作为一种修辞手段,转喻频繁的在文学和生活语言中使用。我们如今在赏析一些古代的诗词时,也能从认知方式的角度体会其中对转喻的运用。古诗中转喻,有关女性的极为丰富,它是诗人们描绘女性形象所常用的方式。古诗讲究含蓄委婉,意蕴丰富,巧用转喻,使诗歌语言形象凝练、新颖脱俗、委婉含蓄;同时,也烘托出了生动的女性形象,使读者印象深刻。 Metonymy is traditionally viewed as a rhetorical device. Due to the rise of cognitive linguistics, more and more researchers think that metonymy is not only a rhetorical device, but also a way of thinking and behavior. As a rhetorical device, metonymy is frequently used in literary and everyday languages. Nowadays, when we appreciate some ancient poems, we can also understand the application of metonymy from the perspective of cognitive styles. The metonymy in ancient poetry is extremely rich in women, and it is often used by poets to portray female images. The ancient poem emphasizes subtle euphemism, rich in implication, and clever use of metonymy, so that poetic language image concise, novel and refined, euphemistic implied; the same time, also express a vivid female image, so that readers are impressed.