Elliptical



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 椭圆的; 晦涩的
• ［英］ 晦涩的 ( ambiguous)
• ［类］ 反义词: palpable ( 明显的)

Webster Collegiate

or elliptic adjective

• Etymology: Greek elleiptikos defective, marked by ellipsis, from elleipein
• Date: 1656
• 1. of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
• 2.
  • a. of, relating to, or marked by ellipsis or an ellipsis
  • b.
    • (1) of, relating to, or marked by extreme economy of speech or writing
    • (2) of or relating to deliberate obscurity (as of literary or conversational style)
• ? elliptically adverb

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