| 单词 | aposiopesis |
| 释义 | aposiopesis —aposiopetic /ap'euh suy'euh pet"ik/, adj. /ap'euh suy'euh pee"sis/, n. , pl. aposiopeses /-seez/. Rhet. a sudden breaking off in the midst of a sentence, as if from inability or unwillingness to proceed. [1570-80; < LL < Gk: lit., a full silence, equiv. to aposiope- (verbid s. of aposiopáein to be fully silent; apo- APO- + siopáein to be silent) + -sis -SIS] |
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