syncope

syncope
[ˈsɪŋkəpi]
noun
[mass noun]
  1. (Medicine)temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure
    (医)昏厥
  2. (Grammar)the omission of sounds or letters from within a word, for example when library is pronounced ˈlʌɪbri
    (语法)词中省略,中略
派生
syncopal
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek sunkopē, from sun- 'together' + koptein 'strike, cut off'
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