| 单词 | apostrophe |
| 释义 | apostrophe1[ uh-pos-truh-fee ] / əˈpɒs trə fi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR apostrophe ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case, as in man's; or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols, as in several M.D.'s, 3's. VIDEO FOR APOSTROPHEWATCH NOW: What Are The Rules For Adding An Apostrophe Plus An S To Words?The rules for showing possession—that is, owning, having, or belonging to something—in English grammar can be extremely frustrating. Here are three general rules. Origin of apostrophe11580–90; <Middle French (with pronunciation later altered by confusion with apostrophe2), replacing earlier apostrophus<Late Latin (>Middle French ) <Greek apóstrophos (prosōidía) eliding (mark), literally, (mark) of turning away, verbid of apostréphein to turn away, equivalent to apo-apo- + stréphein to turn; see strophe OTHER WORDS FROM apostropheap·os·troph·ic [ap-uh-strof-ik, -stroh-fik], /ˌæp əˈstrɒf ɪk, -ˈstroʊ fɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby apostropheapostolic delegate, Apostolic Fathers, Apostolic See, apostolic succession, Apostolos, apostrophe, apostrophize, apothecaries' measure, apothecaries' weight, apothecary, apothecary jar Definition for apostrophe (2 of 2)apostrophe2 [ uh-pos-truh-fee ] / əˈpɒs trə fi / noun Rhetoric.a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?” Origin of apostrophe21525–35; <Late Latin <Greek apostrophḗ a turning away, equivalent to apostroph- (verbid of apostréphein;see apostrophe1) + -ē noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM apostropheap·os·troph·ic [ap-uh-strof-ik, -stroh-fik], /ˌæp əˈstrɒf ɪk, -ˈstroʊ fɪk/, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apostropheBritish Dictionary definitions for apostrophe (1 of 2)apostrophe1 / (əˈpɒstrəfɪ) / nounthe 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 for apostropheC17: from Late Latin, from Greek apostrophos mark of elision, from apostrephein to turn away British Dictionary definitions for apostrophe (2 of 2)apostrophe2 / (əˈpɒstrəfɪ) / nounrhetoric a digression from a discourse, esp an address to an imaginary or absent person or a personification Derived forms of apostropheapostrophic (ˌæpəˈstrɒfɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for apostropheC16: from Latin apostrophē, from Greek: a turning away, digression Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for apostropheapostrophe [ (uh-pos-truh-fee) ] A mark (') used with a noun or pronoun to indicate possession (“the student's comment,” “the people's choice”) or in a contraction to show where letters have been left out (isn't, don't, we'll). The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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