| 释义 |
† aˈppunctuation Obs. rare—1.
[f. med.L. appunctuāt- ppl. stem of appunctuā-re to settle, define, f. L. ad to + punctum point, after F. appointer: see appoint.]
The action of defining or fixing; determination.
1765Tucker Lt. Nat. I. 330 Concerning the stationing of substances, the appunctuation of time, and perpetual order of succession. |