apostrophe
英 [əˈpɒstrəfi]
美 [əˈpɑːstrəfi]
n. 撇号; 省字符; 省略符号; 所有格符号; 复数符号
复数：apostrophes
BNC.28500 / COCA.25254
牛津词典
noun
- 撇号；省字符； 省略符号
the mark ( ' ) used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out, as in she's for she is and '63 for 1963 - 撇号；所有格符号
the mark ( ' ) used before or after the letter ‘s’ to show that sth belongs to sb, as in Sam's watch and the horses' tails - 撇号；复数符号
the mark ( ' ) used before the letter ‘s’ to show the plural of a letter or number, as in How many 3's are there in 9? and There are two m's in ‘comma’.
柯林斯词典
- 撇号，省字号，所有格符号（符号为’）
Anapostropheis 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'.
英英释义
noun
- the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
- address to an absent or imaginary person
双语例句
- Each of these corporate giants has adopted a trend to "simplify" its corporate logo by dropping the apostrophe.
但这几家企业龙头近来都顺应潮流，把撇号拿掉，以求「简化」企业商标。 - 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。 - Shoppers passing by don't think: I'm not going to buy them because the apostrophe is misplaced.
路过的购物者不会这样想：我不会去买他的东西，因为那一撇放错了位置。 - Perhaps in the broader world, you might find years that have two or four digits and might even contain an apostrophe, as in'09.
在一个更广的范围，您可能发现拥有两位或四位数字的年份，甚至可能包含一个撇号，如'09。 - To add a comment to a statement in these files, type a comment after an apostrophe ( ').
为了向这些文件中的声明添加一条注释，您可以在一个撇号后（'）添加一条注释。 - Apostrophe: Sign of omission of letter or to show possessive.
省略号：在英文字内表示略去一些字母或表示拥有的符号。 - For example, users may need to enter a single quote ( or apostrophe) as part of a person's name.
例如，用户可能需要将单引号（或省略号）作为人名的一部分输入。 - He said that people should stop worrying about "text message speak" creeping into general usage and called for the apostrophe to be abolished.
他说，人们无需担心“短信用语”渗透进日常用语之中，他甚至呼吁废除英语中的所有格符号。 - The word is broken at the apostrophe; otherwise, the letters following the apostrophe are trimmed.
则在撇号处断词，否则，撇号后的字母将被剪裁掉。 - The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe.
此单元格中的数字为文本格式，或者其前面有撇号。