apostrophe

apostrophe

英[əˈpɒstrəfi]美[əˈpɑːstrəfi]

n.撇号，省略符号，所有格符号，<语>呼语；

复数：apostrophes;

例句

When do I need to use an apostrophe?什么时候用撇号？

There should be an apostrophe here, and look, you've missed out the word 'men' altogether!...这里应该有一个撇号，还有你看，你把men这个单词整个儿漏掉了！

'What ,'said Mr. Cruncher, varying his apostrophe after missing his mark --'what are you , up to, Aggerawayter?'“ 你又在玩什么花样, ”克朗彻先生没打中目标, 便改变了问候方式.“又找麻烦是不是? ”

Answer these questions, using the words in parentheses. Put the apostrophe in the right place.用句后括号中的词或词组来回答问题, 注意撇号的位置.

"It's" (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for "it is".it's（带撇号）只能用作itis的缩约形式。

'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.it's (带撇号)只能用作 it is 的缩约形式。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

撇号，省字号，所有格符号（符号为’）

An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.

英汉词典释义

n.

撇号；省略符号；所有格符号

<语>呼语

英英词典释义

Noun

1. address to an absent or imaginary person

2. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

行业词典

计算机： 撇号，省字号，单引号；