syncope
n
1 [U, C] (medical 医) brief loss of consciousness; faint(ing) 晕厥.
2 [U] (linguistics 语言) shortening of a word by omitting one or more letters or syllables in the middle, eg `bosun' for `boatswain' 词中省音, 央字失落, 央音失落(省略词中的字母或音节, 如将 boatswain 略为 bosun).
🗣️ 情景例句
How do you spell it?
如何拼写?
All your swans are geese.
你的美好希望(或诺言),全部成了泡影。
Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more.