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单词 inverted commas
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inverted commas

noun
/ɪnˌvɜːtɪd ˈkɒməz/
/ɪnˌvɜːrtɪd ˈkɑːməz/
(British English)
(also quotation marks, quotes, quote marks, speech marks (British and North American English))
[plural]Idioms
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  1. a pair of marks (‘  ’) or ( “ ” ) placed around a word, sentence, etc. to show that it is what somebody said or wrote, that it is a title or that you are using it in an unusual wayTopics Languagec2
Idioms
in inverted commas
  1. (informal) used to show that you think a particular word, description, etc. is not true or appropriate
    • The manager showed us to our ‘luxury apartment’, in inverted commas.
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