hiatus

名词 hiatus:

1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
   同义词：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
   同义词：foramen

hi.a.tus

n.（名词）
【复数】 hi.a.tus.es 或 hiatus
A gap or an interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break:
裂口，空隙：空间、时间或连续性的缺口或间断；裂缝：
例句：
.We are likely to be disconcerted by . . . hiatuses of thought.(Edmund Wilson)
.我们很可能因思绪的中断而感到困窘.(埃德蒙·威尔逊)

Linguistics A slight pause that occurs when two immediately adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as inreality and naive.
【语言学】 元音连续：在连续的音节中两个紧密相连的元音中间轻微的停顿，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.
【解剖学】 裂孔，孔：器官或身体部位中的孔隙、隙缝、裂隙或通道

来源：
Latin hi3tus [from past participle of] hi3re [to gape]
拉丁语 hi3tus [] 源自hi3re的过去分词 [张开，裂开]

【引伸】
hia.tal