ellipsis
/ɪˈlɪpsɪs; ɪ`lɪpsɪs/ n
(pl -pses / -psi:z; -psiz/) [C, U]
(grammar) (instance of) leaving out a word or words from (the grammatical structure of) a sentence when the meaning can be understood without it/them 省略（指语法结构中的词语省略而不影响原意者）
The sentence `He is dead and I alive' contains an ellipsis, ie of the word `am'. 在He is dead and I alive一句中有一处省略, 即am这个词. =>App 3 见附录3.