aposiopesis

n. 顿绝, 话语中断

发音

其它 /ˌæpəsaɪəˈpiːsɪs/

词形变化

aposiopeses 复数 aposiopeses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).

    顿绝句

    可数 不可数

    “Have fire in this garret before night or—” / He stopped because he could not go on. It was an aposiopesis of the purest kind.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

rhetorical device

词源

From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiṓpēsis), from ἀποσιωπάω (aposiōpáō, “be silent”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, from”) + σιωπάω (siōpáō, “to be silent”).

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