noun🔗Share中间省略，音位脱落 The loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the pronunciation of the -cester ending in placenames as -ster (for example, Leicester pronounced Leister or Lester, and Worcester pronounced Wooster)."The change from "evening" to "e'en" in old poetry is an example of syncope. "在旧诗中，“evening”变为“e'en”的转变就是一个中间省略 (syncope) 的例子。languagephoneticslinguisticsgrammarwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share晕厥，昏厥。 A loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon."The hot weather and crowded room caused her to experience syncope, and she briefly fainted. "天气炎热加上房间拥挤，导致她突然晕厥，短暂地失去了知觉。medicinephysiologydiseasesensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share切分音，弱拍切分。 A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation."The catchy rhythm of the song was driven by the frequent syncope, which made me want to tap my foot along to the off-beat accents. "这首歌抓耳的节奏是由频繁的切分音驱动的，这让我忍不住想跟着那偏离正拍的重音来打节拍。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
