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单词 -'s
释义

-'s1

/s/ /z/after a vowel sound or voiced consonant /ɪz/after a sibilant
suffix
Denoting possession in singular nouns, also in plural nouns not having a final -s: the car’s engine Mrs Ross’s son the children’s teacher

Origin

Old English, masculine and neuter genitive singular ending.

-'s2

/s/ /z/after a vowel sound or voiced consonant /ɪz/after a sibilant
suffix
Denoting the plural of a letter or symbol: T’s 9's

Usage

There are a few special instances in which it is acceptable to use an apostrophe to indicate plurals, as with letters and symbols where s added without punctuation could look odd or be undecipherable (dot your i’s and cross your t’s; he rated a string of 9's.9 from the jury). However, when forming plurals of regular nouns it is wrong to use an apostrophe, e.g. six pens not six pen’s. For further discussion, see apostrophe1 (usage).

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