| 释义 |
gaposis in British English (ɡæpˈəʊsɪs) noun informal a gap between closed fastenings on a garment gaposis in American English (ɡæpˈousɪs) nounfacetious a noticeable gap or series of gaps, as between the fastened buttons or snaps on an overly tight garment Word origin [1950–55; gap + -osis]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: allograph, bleep, drip-dry, hot line, point spread-osis is a suffix occurring in nouns that denote actions, conditions, or states (hypnosis; leukocytosis; osmosis), esp. disorders or abnormal states (chlorosis; neurofibromatosis; tuberculosis) |