| 单词 | elliptical |
| 释义 | elliptical —ellipticalness, n. /i lip"ti keuhl/, adj. Also, elliptic. 1. pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse. 2. pertaining to or marked by grammatical ellipsis. 3. (of speech or writing) expressed with extreme or excessive economy; relieved of irrelevant matter: to converse in elliptical sentences. 4. (of a style of speaking or writing) tending to be ambiguous, cryptic, or obscure: an elliptical prose that is difficult to translate. n. 5. Astron. See elliptical galaxy. [1650-60; < Gk elleiptik(ós) defective (see ELLIPSIS, -TIC) + -AL1] |
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