ellipse

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɪˈlɪps/    美 /ɪˈlɪps/|/əˈlɪps/|/iˈlɪps/|/əˈlɪps/|/ɪˈlɪps/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.
    — Near-synonym: oval (synonymous in non-technical use)
  2. Alternative form of ellipsis: the removal from a phrase of a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated. alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To remove from a phrase a word which is grammatically needed, but which is clearly understood without having to be stated.
    — In B's response to A's question:- (A: Would you like to go out?, B: I'd love to), the words that are ellipsed are go out.

词形变化

ellipses plural ellipses present,singular,third-person ellipsing participle,present ellipsed participle,past ellipsed past

词汇关系

衍生词
Cassini ellipse circle-ellipse problem ellipsograph ellipsometer ellipsometry hemiellipse hyperellipse hypoellipse nanoellipse semiellipse

词源

词源 1
From French ellipse. Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis). Doublet of ellipsis.
词源 2
From French ellipse. Learned borrowing from Latin ellīpsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis). Doublet of ellipsis.
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