ellipsis

n. 省略, 省略符号 [计] 省略号

发音

US /ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/

词形变化

ellipses 复数 ellipses

别名

ellipse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

    删节号

    省略号

    可数 不可数 数学 媒体 印刷

    The ellipsis in 1, 2, 3, ..., 8, 9 means that the numbers 4, 5, 6, and 7 are not explicitly included, but are considered to be part of the pattern.

    The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.

  2. 2.

    The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.

    可数 不可数 语言学
  3. 3.

    The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.

    可数 不可数 媒体
  4. 4.

    An ellipse.

    可数 废旧 不可数 数学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

eclipsis

上位词 2

omission deletion

相关短语

vertical ellipsis

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Doublet of ellipse.

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