单词 | ellipsis |
释义 | ellipsis/ɪˈlɪpsɪs /noun (plural ellipses /ɪˈlɪpsiːz/) 1The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues: it is very rare for an ellipsis to occur without a linguistic antecedent [mass noun]: an example of ellipsis...
1.1A set of dots (...) indicating an ellipsis.There are no ellipses or brackets indicating that substantive edits have been made to the interview transcript....
OriginMid 16th century: via Latin from Greek elleipsis, from elleipein 'leave out'. Rhymes |
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