省略号的作用〔英语讲解〕.pptVIP

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 convinc