aposiopesis
aposiopesis[ˌapə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪəˈpiːsɪs](pl. aposiopeses -siːz)- [mass noun](Rhetoric)the device of suddenly breaking off in speech
(修辞)顿绝,话语中断
派生aposiopeticadjective语源- late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek aposiōpēsis, from oposiōpan 'be silent'
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