| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•poc•o•pe (ə pok′ə pē′),USA pronunciation n. - Phoneticsloss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
- Greek apokopé̄ a cutting off, equivalent. to apokóp(tein) to cut off (apo- apo- + kóptein to cut) + -ē noun, nominal suffix
- Late Latin
- 1585–95;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apocope /əˈpɒkəpɪ/ n - omission of the final sound or sounds of a word
Etymology: 16th Century: via Late Latin from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein to cut off |