ellipsis
noun language specialized uk/iˈlɪp.sɪs/ us/iˈlɪp.sɪs/ ellipses /iˈlɪp.siːz/ /iˈlɪp.siːz/
(LANGUAGE)
[ C or U ]（在句中省去一些词语而不影响句义理解的）省略
a situation in which words are left out of a sentence but the sentence can still be understood
An example of ellipsis is "What percentage was left?" "20." (= 20 percent) 省略的一个例子是：“还剩下百分之几？”“二十。”
(PRINTED MARK)
[ C ]省略号
three dots in a printed text that show where one or more words have been intentionally left out