Abscission

[æb'siʒәn]

解释:

(noun.) the act of cutting something off.

(noun.) shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant.

手打:托德--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The act or process of cutting off.

(n.) The state of being cut off.

(n.) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more."

手打:瓦内萨