aposiopesis
/ˌæpəʊsaɪəʊˈpiːsɪs/noun
(pl. aposiopeses /-siːz/)［mass noun］
- Rhetoric the device of suddenly breaking off in speech【修辞】顿绝, 话语中断。
派生词
aposiopetic
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek aposiōpēsis, from oposiōpan 'be silent'.