apostrophe

英[ə'pɒstrəfi] 美[ə'pɑːstrəfi]
  • n. 撇号;单引号
apostrophic
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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

1. "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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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!

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. When you contract a word or two words you need to add apostrophe .
当你要缩写一个或者两个词时,你需要加上撇号。

来自辞典例句

5. '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? ”

来自英汉文学 - 双城记

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. 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。
    2. When you contract a word or two words you need to add an apostrophe.
      当你要缩写一个或者两个词时,你需要加上撇号。