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ellipsis

/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/

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noun

省略記号、リーダー

A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, or more recently a single character “…” Ellipses are used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible.

Examples :

"Instead of writing out the entire recipe, the cookbook used an ellipsis "..." to show that some steps were skipped for brevity. "

レシピ全体を書き出す代わりに、料理本は簡潔にするためにいくつかの手順を省略したことを示すために省略記号「...」を使用しました。

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noun

省略

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

Examples :

""Instead of saying 'Did you go to the store and did you buy milk?', I used an ellipsis and asked, 'Did you go to the store and buy milk?'" "

「店に行って、牛乳を買いましたか？」と言う代わりに、省略を使って「店に行って、牛乳を買いましたか？」と尋ねました。

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noun

省略

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

Examples :

"The film used ellipsis to skip over the character's boring commute to work, focusing instead on the important meeting. "

映画は、重要な会議に焦点を当てるために、登場人物の退屈な通勤を省略しました。

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noun

楕円

Examples :

"The orbit of the Earth around the sun is not a perfect circle, but an ellipse. "

地球の太陽周回軌道は完全な円ではなく、楕円です。