llipsis
n
(pl -pses ) [C, U]
(grammar) (instance of) leaving out a word or words from (the grammatical structure of) a sentence when the meaning can be understood without it/them 省略(指语法结构中的词语省略而不影响原意者)
The sentence `He is dead and I alive´ contains an ellipsis, ie of the word `am´. 在He is dead and I alive一句中有一处省略, 即am这个词. =>App 3 见附录3.