1650s, "elliptic in shape;" see elliptic + -al (1). Grammatical sense of "missing essential words or phrases" is recorded from 1778 (see ellipsis). Related: Elliptically.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The Earth's path round the sun is elliptical.
地球繞太陽(yáng)的軌跡是橢圓的.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The stadium is elliptical in plan.
在設(shè)計(jì)圖上，體育場(chǎng)呈橢圓形。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. The sun disturbs the elliptical motion of the moon around the earth.
月球繞地球的橢圓運(yùn)動(dòng)受到太陽(yáng)的干擾.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. The earth should be elliptical.
地球應(yīng)當(dāng)是橢圓形的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. He loved elliptical comments capable of many interpretations.