elision
/ɪˈlɪʒən/noun
mass noun
1- the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I'm, let's, e'en)省音, 元音溶合（如 I'm, let's, e'en）。
1.1
- count noun an omission of a passage in a book, speech, or film（书、演讲或电影中段落的）删除, 删节：
the movie's elisions and distortions have been carefully thought out.
对这部电影的删节和歪曲是经过仔细考虑的。
1.2
- the process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas（尤指抽象观点的）结合; 合并, 融合：
unease at the elision of so many vital questions.
对于合并了如此多的重要问题而感到的不安。
USAGE
See usage at ELIDE.
词源
late 16th cent.: from late Latin elisio（n-）, from Latin elidere 'crush out' （see ELIDE）.