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]