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ellipsis

/ɪˈlɪpsɪs/

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noun

줄임표

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. "

전체 레시피를 다 쓰는 대신, 요리책은 몇 단계를 생략하여 간결하게 하기 위해 줄임표 "..."를 사용했다.

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noun

생략, 생략구

(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?'" "

'가게에 가서 우유를 샀니?'라고 말하는 대신, 나는 생략구를 사용하여 '가게에 가서 우유를 샀니?'라고 물었다.

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noun

생략, 삭제

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. "

영화는 중요한 회의에 집중하기 위해 캐릭터의 지루한 출근길을 생략하는 데 생략을 사용했다.

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noun

타원

Examples :

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

태양이 아닌 지구의 궤도는 완벽한 원이 아니라 타원입니다.