| 释义 |
trun·ca·tion
\ˌtrəŋˈkāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin truncation-, truncatio, from Latin truncatus (past participle of truncare to cut off) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : an act or instance of truncating
< loss of section … by truncation following uplift — Journal of Geology >
< truncation of street corners should be aimed at … to increase visibility — John Kemp >
b. : omission at the beginning or end of an element (as an unstressed syllable) normally present or expected in a line or other unit of verse — compare catalexis, broken-backed line
c. : a truncated point or area
< the truncation on the edge of a crystal >
2. : the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as of a crystal) by a plane and especially by one equally inclined to the adjoining faces
3. : the quality or state of being truncated
< after revising his work … gave it an effect of truncation and bareness — Van Wyck Brooks > |