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

punctuation

/pʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n

noun [mass noun]

1The marks, such as full stop, comma, and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning: you will notice that no punctuation is used satisfactory standards of handwriting, spelling, grammar, and punctuation...

I've never liked putting closing punctuation inside quotation marks.
However, the reverse is not true: if a spoken text is written down, the position of many tone-group boundaries cannot be marked by punctuation.
The comma thing does make me aware how much I use punctuation in general and commas specifically for intonation in my writing.

Synonyms

punctuation marks, points

2 Biology Rapid or sudden speciation, as suggested by the theory of punctuated equilibrium.

Derivatives

punctuational

adjective ...

How private worry about hyphens or apostrophes will so often turn a person into a punctuational avenging marauder, a ruthless grammatical Genghis Khan.
Please do not print this letter in your magazine. I do not wish for my, how you say, inelegant grammar, odd punctuational choices, and inadequate vocabulary to be snickered at by your discerning readership.
If lineages can be found, that is evidence for gradualistic evolution; if lineages cannot be found, then that is evidence for punctuational evolution. ‘Heads we win; tails you lose’!

Origin

Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin punctuatio(n-), from the verb punctuare (see punctuate).

单词	punctuation
释义	punctuation /pʌŋ(k)tʃʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n / noun [mass noun] 1The marks, such as full stop, comma, and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning: you will notice that no punctuation is used satisfactory standards of handwriting, spelling, grammar, and punctuation... I've never liked putting closing punctuation inside quotation marks. However, the reverse is not true: if a spoken text is written down, the position of many tone-group boundaries cannot be marked by punctuation. The comma thing does make me aware how much I use punctuation in general and commas specifically for intonation in my writing. Synonyms punctuation marks, points 2 Biology Rapid or sudden speciation, as suggested by the theory of punctuated equilibrium. Derivatives punctuational adjective ... How private worry about hyphens or apostrophes will so often turn a person into a punctuational avenging marauder, a ruthless grammatical Genghis Khan. Please do not print this letter in your magazine. I do not wish for my, how you say, inelegant grammar, odd punctuational choices, and inadequate vocabulary to be snickered at by your discerning readership. If lineages can be found, that is evidence for gradualistic evolution; if lineages cannot be found, then that is evidence for punctuational evolution. ‘Heads we win; tails you lose’! Origin Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin punctuatio(n-), from the verb punctuare (see punctuate).
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