ellipsis

🇺🇸 /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
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タグ RARE
noun
R

When you leave out words in a sentence on purpose, because the meaning is still clear without them.

She asked if I wanted tea or coffee, and I replied with an ellipsis: 'Both, please.'

彼女は私が紅茶かコーヒーを希望するかどうか尋ね、そして私は省略形で答えた:'両方、お願いします。'

R

The three little dots (...) that show you've left out words in a sentence.

He wrote a long sentence with an ellipsis: 'I can't believe this is happening...'

彼は省略形を使って長い文を書いた:'信じられない、これが起こっていること…'

translation

n. 省略, 省略記号

語形変化

Plural ellipses