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单词 aposiopesis
释义

aposiopesis

noun

ap·​o·​si·​o·​pe·​sis ˌa-pə-ˌsī-ə-ˈpē-səs How to pronounce aposiopesis (audio)
plural aposiopeses ˌa-pə-ˌsī-ə-ˈpē-ˌsēz How to pronounce aposiopesis (audio)
: the leaving of a thought incomplete usually by a sudden breaking off (as in "his behavior was—but I blush to mention that")
aposiopetic
ˌa-pə-ˌsī-ə-ˈpe-tik How to pronounce aposiopesis (audio)
adjective

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek aposiōpēsis, from aposiōpan to be fully silent, from apo- + siōpan to be silent, from siōpē silence

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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