elliptical

adjective

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(grammar语法) with a word or words left out of a sentence deliberately省略的；隐晦的
- an elliptical remark (= one that suggests more than is actually said)隐晦的话
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(also less frequent elliptic
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(geometry几何) connected with or in the form of an ellipse椭圆的；椭圆形的