anapodoton

发音

/ˌænəˈpɒdətən/

词形变化

anapodota 复数 anapodota

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A special kind of ellipsis in which a main clause implied by a subordinate clause is left out.

    可数 不可数

词源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναπόδοτον (anapódoton), alternative form of ἀνανταπόδοτον (anantapódoton) (whence anantapodoton), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀνταποδίδωμι (antapodídōmi, “to give back, correspond with”).

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