syn·co·pe
noun/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
[uncountable] (phonetics)- the dropping of a sound or sounds in the middle of a word when it is spoken, for example the pronunciation of library as /laɪbri/
词中语音省略（如将 library 发成 /ˈlaɪbri/ ） Word Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek sunkopē, from sun- ‘together’ + koptein ‘strike, cut off’.