英语词汇“apostrophe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	apostrophe
释义	Trends of apostrophe View usage for: apostrophe (əpɒstrəfi) Word forms: plural apostrophes countable noun 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'. English Easy Learning GrammarThe apostrophe ( ’ )Misusing or omitting the apostrophe is one of the commonest punctuation errors. Showing possession The apostrophe ( ’ ) is used to show that something ... Read more English Easy Learning GrammarShowing possession through nounsPossession can be shown in two ways: The man was mending his car. The car was being mended by a man. by adding -’s to a singular noun, or an irregular ... Read more apostrophe in British English 1 (əˈpɒstrəfɪ) noun the punctuation mark ' used to indicate the omission of a letter or number, such as he's for he has or he is, also used in English to form the possessive, as in John's father and twenty pounds' worth Word origin C17: from Late Latin, from Greek apostrophos mark of elision, from apostrephein to turn away apostrophe in British English 2 (əˈpɒstrəfɪ) noun rhetoric a digression from a discourse, esp an address to an imaginary or absent person or a personification Derived forms apostrophic (ˌæpəˈstrɒfɪk) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin apostrophē, from Greek: a turning away, digression apostrophe in American English 1 (əˈpɑstrəfi) noun words addressed to a person or thing, whether absent or present, generally in an exclamatory digression in a speech or literary writing Derived forms apostrophic (ˌaposˈtrophic) (ˌæpəˈstrɑfɪk) adjective Word origin L < Gr apostrophē, a turning away from the audience to address one person < apostrephein < apo-, from + strephein, to turn: see strophe apostrophe in American English 2 (əˈpɑstrəfi) noun a mark (') used: a. to indicate the omission of a letter or letters from a word or phrase (Ex.: o' for of, it's for it is) b. to form the possessive case of English nouns and some pronouns (Ex.: Mary's dress, the girls' club, one's duty) c. to form some plurals, as of figures and letters (Ex.: five 6's, dot the i's) Derived forms apostrophic (ˌaposˈtrophic) (ˌæpəˈstrɑfɪk) adjective Word origin Fr < LL apostrophus < Gr apostrophos (prosōidia), averted (accent): see apostrophe1 Examples of 'apostrophe' in a sentence apostrophe Then the penny drops: the apostrophe has gone. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I shall forgive them the missing apostrophe. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They spend up to 14 years at school and emerge unable to put an apostrophe in the right place. Times, Sunday Times (2013) And if the heath no longer belongs to the king at all, does it actually require a possessive apostrophe? Times, Sunday Times (2009) Word lists with apostrophe figure of speech In other languages apostrophe British English: apostrophe /əˈpɒstrəfɪ/ NOUN An apostrophe is the mark (') that shows that one or more letters have been removed from a word, as in `isn't'. It is also added to nouns to show possession, as in `the girl's doll'. American English: apostrophe Arabic: عَلامَة تُدِلُّ عَلَى حَذْف حَرْف Brazilian Portuguese: apóstrofo Chinese: 撇号 Croatian: apostrof Czech: apostrof Danish: apostrof Dutch: apostrof European Spanish: apóstrofo Finnish: heittomerkki French: apostrophe German: Apostroph Greek: απόστροφος Italian: apostrofo Japanese: アポストロフィ Korean: 아포스트로피 Norwegian: apostrof Polish: apostrof European Portuguese: apóstrofo Romanian: apostrof Russian: апостроф Latin American Spanish: apóstrofe Swedish: apostrof Thai: เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน Turkish: kesme imi Ukrainian: апостроф Vietnamese: dấu móc lửng Chinese translation of 'apostrophe' apostrophe (əˈpɔstrəfɪ) n (c) 撇号(號) (piěhào) (个(個), gè)
随便看	unleisurely unless unlessoned unless otherwise specified unless otherwise stated unlet unlethal unlettable unletted unlettered unlevel unlevelled unlevied unliberated unlibidinous unlicensed unlicked unlid unlidded unlifelike unlighted unlightened unlightsome unlikable unlike

　

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