hi·a·tus /haɪˈetəs/ 名詞
裂縫, 脫落;
母音連續 (音節的兩母音之間, 在發音上的停頓)
hi·a·tus /haɪˈetəs/ 名詞
裂孔, 孔
Hi·a·tus n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses
1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.
2. Gram. The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.
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hiatus
n 1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
[syn: suspension, respite, reprieve, abatement]
2: a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
3: a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a
membranous structure [syn: foramen]