the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in
省音,元音溶合(如 I'm, let's, e'en)。
[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
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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。
the process of joining together or merging things, especially abstract ideas
(尤指抽象观点的)结合;合并,融合
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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。
"late 16th cent.: from late Latin