Ellipsis
[ i'lipsis ]
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n. （語法結構上的）省略;
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language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams.
以簡明省略類似電報為特征的語言。
There is an ellipsis of "that" in that sentence.
那個句子省略了"that"。
grammatical ellipsis
文法上的省略
In this textbook we will tolerate a certain amount of ellipsis.
在這本書中我們允許一些簡化。
containing or characterized by ellipsis.
含有省略，或以省略為特征。
?? 聯想助記
【記】ellipse-橢圓,ellipsis-省略:月偏蝕時月亮的橢圓部分好似被天狗吃了(省略了)
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llipsis
n
(pl -pses ) [C, U]
(grammar) (instance of) leaving out a word or words from (the grammatical structure of) a sentence when the meaning can be understood without it/them 省略（指語法結構中的詞語省略而不影響原意者）
The sentence `He is dead and I alive' contains an ellipsis, ie of the word `am'. 在He is dead and I alive一句中有一處省略, 即am這個詞. =>App 3 見附錄3.
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*[i'lipsis]n. 省略, 省略符號【計】 省略號【醫】 脫漏, 省略(精神分析中,語句或意思的脫漏)
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Pardon? Would you please say that again more slowly?
對不起，請你慢點兒再說一遍好嗎？
That's easier said than done!
說來容易做起來難哪！
Sure. Later this evening.
當然可以。今晚晚些時候。