ellipsis

🇺🇸 /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
詞頻
難度
標籤 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.'

她問我是否想要茶或咖啡,我回答說:'都要,請。'

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...'

他寫了一個長句子,用了一個省略號:'我簡直不敢相信這是真的……'

translation

n. 省略, 刪節號

詞形變化

Plural ellipses