| 单词 | elliptic |
| 释义 | el·lip·tic or el·lip·ti·cal 1. < an elliptic mirror > < an elliptic orbit > — see leaf illustration 2. a. (1) < the clause of comparison is often elliptical — G.O.Curme > (2) < “the car moves now” is elliptical for “the car moves now relatively to the earth” — Arthur Pap > (3) < many authors use brief phrases, separated by three elliptical dots — L.E.Bowling > b. (1) < the author in her elliptical four-page introduction — B.S.Myers > < concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity — H.O.Taylor > < listened to them talk, in tight, exclusive groups, with their own peculiar, elliptical language — Irwin Shaw > (2) < the dialogue between them is stately, elliptic, and full of dark hints of the metaphysical — Wolcott Gibbs > |
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