apocope

n. 词尾脱落 [医] 切断术

发音

UK /əˈpɒ.kə.pi/
其它
US /əˈpɑ.kə.pi/

词形变化

apocopes 复数 apocopes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.

    可数 不可数 语言学
  2. 2.

    The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

    字尾音消失

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

abbreviation

词源

Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocopē, derived from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

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