elliptic

• 与椭圆有关的或呈椭圆形的；也用于比喻，指言语或文字故意含糊、模棱两可。

Relating to or having the shape of an ellipse; also used figuratively to describe speech or writing that is deliberately obscure or ambiguous.

1. Geometric shapeB2formal

   Relating to or having the shape of an ellipse; oval.

   椭圆的

   • The planet follows an elliptic orbit around the sun.
   • The mirror has an elliptic surface.
   • The architect designed an elliptic dome for the building.

   同义词egg-shapedellipsoidalovalovateoviformovoid

2. Language or speechC1formal

   Deliberately obscure or ambiguous; using ellipsis or omission of words.

   晦涩的

   • His elliptic remarks left the audience confused.
   • The poet's style is often elliptic and hard to follow.
   • She gave an elliptic answer that avoided the real question.

   同义词ambiguousconcisecrypticellipticalenigmaticfragmentaryincompletelaconicobscureterse

   反义词cleardirectexplicitunambiguous