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ellipsis

C2 noun

ellipsis /ɪˈlɪp.sɪs/ nghĩa là dấu ba chấm, dấu chấm lửng

Các nghĩa

  1. dấu ba chấm · dấu chấm lửng

    A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

    countable · uncountable

    The ellipsis in 0.333... means that the number is a repeating decimal, having threes that go on forever.

    CARD: Hey Baby. Thanks for the … last night. Love you! HAZEL: Wow. I've never despised an ellipsis so much in my life.

  2. phép tỉnh lược

    The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable

  3. sự lược bỏ cảnh

    The omission of scenes in a film that do not advance the plot.

    countable · uncountable

    It was now possible for writers and directors to cut scenes that did not further the plot; called "ellipses" by filmmakers.

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