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abridgement

/uh-brij-muhnt/US // əˈbrɪdʒ mənt //UK // (əˈbrɪdʒmənt) //

删节,缩略语,节略,删减

Related Words

compendium汇编,大纲,简编,大系sketch简图,素描,草图,简述outline纲要,概要,纲举目张,概述reduction减少,削减,缩减,降低summary摘要,概要,概述,撮要synopsis梗概,简介,提要,提纲curtailment缩减,缩减开支,削减,缩水decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌diminution缩减,缩水,减弱,减少epitome缩影,表征,缩略语,外显子lessening减轻,减弱,减缓,减少digest摘要,文摘,消化,消化液breviary小册子,祷文,诵经书compend汇编,编制,汇总,编纂

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc., that still retains the basic contents: an abridgment of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
    • : the act or process of abridging.
    • : the state of being abridged.
    • : reduction or curtailment: abridgment of civil rights.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounshortening, summary
Synonyms
abbreviation缩略语,缩略词,缩略,简称abstract抽象的,抽象,抽取,抽象派brief简介,简要,简短的,简短compendium汇编,大纲,简编,大系condensation凝结,冷凝,凝结物,凝结水conspectus纲要,指南,细则,指南针contraction收缩,缩减,缩水,缩紧curtailment缩减,缩减开支,削减,缩水cutting切割,切削,切断,削减decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌digest摘要,文摘,消化,消化液diminution缩减,缩水,减弱,减少lessening减轻,减弱,减缓,减少outline纲要,概要,纲举目张,概述precis前言,早报,前提是,前提précisreducing减少,降低,削减,减少了reduction减少,削减,缩减,降低synopsis梗概,简介,提要,提纲diminishment减损,缩减,减弱,减少

Examples

  • To which is added a Chronological abridgement of the sacred scriptures by way of dialogue.

  • I chanced to possess an abridgement of the "Biblia naturae," the masterly work of the father of insect anatomy.

  • History is to be begun with an abridgement of universal history; such as Justin, Florus, and the abridgement of Livy.

  • An abridgement was tried of Gibbon; but it had little success, and has never since been attempted.

  • The Mandan future inflection -kit -kt -t appears to be an abridgement of this.

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