ellipsis
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++el·lip·sis /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/ noun (plural ellipses /-siːz/) technical 1. SL[countable, uncountable] when words are deliberately left out of a sentence, though the meaning can still be understood. For example, you may say ‘He’s leaving but I’m not’ instead of saying ‘He’s leaving but I’m not leaving’. 〔不影响意义的句子成分的〕省略2. [countable] the sign (...) used in writing to show that some words have deliberately been left out of a sentence 省略号
Examples from the Corpus
ellipsis• In other words, in ellipsis, an item is replaced by nothing.• He remained where he was, slowly revolving to face me, a rotating star to my ellipsis of erratic wandering.• There are also several instances of ellipsis.• Indeed, in many cases it appears that the ellipsis is interpreted with reference to a content-based representation.Origin ellipsis (1600-1700) Latin Greek elleipsis, from elleipein “to leave out”el·lip·sis nounChineseSyllable
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ellipsis
el‧lip‧sis /ɪˈlɪpsəs, ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
noun (plural ellipses /-siːz/) technical
2. [countable] the sign (...) used in writing to show that some words have deliberately been left out of a sentence
el‧lip‧sis /ɪˈlɪpsəs, ɪˈlɪpsɪs/
noun (plural ellipses /-siːz/) technical Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek elleipsis, from elleipein 'to leave out'
1. [uncountable and countable] when words are deliberately left out of a sentence, though the meaning can still be understood. For example, you may say ‘He’s leaving but I’m not’ instead of saying ‘He’s leaving but I’m not leaving’.Language: Latin
Origin: Greek elleipsis, from elleipein 'to leave out'
2. [countable] the sign (...) used in writing to show that some words have deliberately been left out of a sentence