| 单词 | ellipsis |
| 释义 | ellipsis /i lip"sis/, n. , pl. ellipses /-seez/. 1. Gram. a. the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words that would complete or clarify the construction, as the omission of who are, while I am, or while we are from I like to interview people sitting down. b. the omission of one or more items from a construction in order to avoid repeating the identical or equivalent items that are in a preceding or following construction, as the omission of been to Paris from the second clause of I've been to Paris, but they haven't. 2. Print. a mark or marks as - - , ... , or * * *, to indicate an omission or suppression of letters or words. [1560-70; < L ellipsis < Gk élleipsis an omission, equiv. to el- (var. of en- EN-2) + leip- (s. of leípein to leave) + -sis -SIS] |
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