elliptical

• 与椭圆有关的或呈椭圆形的；也用来形容言语或文字故意含糊、模棱两可。

Relating to or shaped like an ellipse; also used to describe speech or writing that is deliberately obscure or ambiguous.

1. Oval or egg-shapedB2formal

   Having the shape of an ellipse; rounded and slightly elongated like an egg.

   椭圆形的

   • The planet's orbit is slightly elliptical.
   • The mirror had an elliptical shape.
   • The architect designed an elliptical staircase.

   同义词egg-shapedellipsoidalovalovateoviformovoid

2. Concise or obscure in expressionC1formal

   Characterized by extreme economy of speech or writing, often omitting words that are understood from context, which can make the meaning unclear.

   简略或晦涩

   • His elliptical style of writing leaves much to the reader's interpretation.
   • She gave an elliptical answer that didn't fully explain her position.
   • The poet's elliptical phrases are rich with implied meaning.

   同义词abstrusebriefcompendiousconcisecrypticlaconicpithysententioussuccinctterse

   反义词circumlocutorydiffuseexpandedexplicitlong-windedprolixverbosewordy