Ellipsis



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.省略
• ［英］ n.省略 ( the omission of words)
• ［记］ el ( 出) +lipsis ( 离开) -> 离去 -> 省略;比较: eclipse ( 日蚀)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural ellipses)

• Etymology: Latin, from Greek elleipsis ellipsis, ellipse, from elleipein to leave out, fall short, from en in + leipein to leave — more at in, loan
• Date: 1540
• 1.
  • a. the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
  • b. a sudden leap from one topic to another
• 2. marks or a mark (as…) indicating an omission (as of words) or a pause

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