名詞 hiatus:

1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：foramen

hi.a.tus

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 hi.a.tus.es 或 hiatus
A gap or an interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break:
裂口，空隙：空間、時(shí)間或連續(xù)性的缺口或間斷；裂縫：
例句：
.We are likely to be disconcerted by . . . hiatuses of thought.(Edmund Wilson)
.我們很可能因思緒的中斷而感到困窘.(埃德蒙·威爾遜)

Linguistics A slight pause that occurs when two immediately adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as inreality and naive.
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】 元音連續(xù)：在連續(xù)的音節(jié)中兩個(gè)緊密相連的元音中間輕微的停頓，例如在reality 和 naive 中
Anatomy A separation, an aperture, a fissure, or a short passage in an organ or a body part.
【解剖學(xué)】 裂孔，孔：器官或身體部位中的孔隙、隙縫、裂隙或通道

來(lái)源：
Latin hi3tus [from past participle of] hi3re [to gape]
拉丁語(yǔ) hi3tus [] 源自hi3re的過(guò)去分詞 [張開(kāi)，裂開(kāi)]

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