省略号的作用(英语讲解).ppt

The ellipsis is three periods in a row. It signifies that words or figures are missing. When ellipsis points are used with a terminal period, there are four dots. ―Mr. Kurtz was …I felt weary and irritable. ―I laid the packet gently on the little table, and she put her hand over it …. (Heart of Darkness)Most frequently an ellipsis is used with quotations. It may come at the middle or end of a quotation. It may be used at the beginning of a quotation if the quotation begins mid-sentence and there is an appropriate lead-in. “By far the most living and convincing picture that exists of an Irish Catholic upbringing. The technique is startling. . A most memorable novel. （ H.G. Wells）In mathematics an ellipsis shows that numbers have been left out. This is usually used in decimals, series, and matrices. 3.1415926… 。