Ellipsis
[ i'lipsis ]
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n. （语法结构上的）省略;
📝 例句
language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams.
以简明省略类似电报为特征的语言。
There is an ellipsis of "that" in that sentence.
那个句子省略了"that"。
grammatical ellipsis
文法上的省略
In this textbook we will tolerate a certain amount of ellipsis.
在这本书中我们允许一些简化。
containing or characterized by ellipsis.
含有省略，或以省略为特征。
🌱 联想助记
【记】ellipse-椭圆,ellipsis-省略:月偏蚀时月亮的椭圆部分好似被天狗吃了(省略了)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
llipsis
n
(pl -pses ) [C, U]
(grammar) (instance of) leaving out a word or words from (the grammatical structure of) a sentence when the meaning can be understood without it/them 省略（指语法结构中的词语省略而不影响原意者）
The sentence `He is dead and I alive' contains an ellipsis, ie of the word `am'. 在He is dead and I alive一句中有一处省略, 即am这个词. =>App 3 见附录3.
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'lipsis]n. 省略, 省略符号【计】 省略号【医】 脱漏, 省略(精神分析中,语句或意思的脱漏)
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Yes, but not very.
是的，但不是很害怕。
Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.
10年前的一个下午，我到你家借过一条项链，你还记得吗？我的丈夫比尔当时在政府的一个部门工作。我们被邀请参加一个宫庭舞会，所以我需要借一点珠宝首饰。
Bye.
再见。