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单词 elide
释义 elide
\ə̇ˈlīd, ēˈ-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin elidere, from e- + -lidere (from laedere to hurt, damage) — more at lesion
1. archaic : destroy
 < elide the force of his argument >
: annul
2.
 a. : to suppress or alter (as a vowel or syllable) by elision
 b. : to strike out (as a written figure, word, or passage)
  < I write very slowly and elide a good deal — A.N.Whitehead >
  < these figures should be elided wherever possible, the minimum being used to give the sense — P.G.Burbidge >
  < sternly elided the reference to the fact that he had laughed — John Gunther >
 c. : to leave out of consideration : pass over : ignore, omit, suppress
  < he elides, as much as possible, the incest motif — Francis Fergusson >
  < it may seek to elide, instead of recognizing, the high and solemn function of parliament — Ernest Barker >
 d. : curtail, abridge, shorten, reduce, diminish
  < the two worlds often have the power of mutually eliding … their effectiveness — Pier-Maria Pasinetti >
  < the circulating exhibitions are not elided versions of the Museum of Modern Art's own shows — Roger Angell >
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