elision

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elision
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eli·sion

BrE

/ɪˈlɪʒn/

NAmE

/ɪˈlɪʒn/

noun

[uncountable

, countable]

(

phonetics 语音学

)

the act of leaving out the sound of part of a word when you are pronouncing it, as in

we'll, don't

and

let's

省音，省略部分读音（如 we'll、don't 和 let's）

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