Word · Frequency #28500
apostrophe
撇号；省字符
The text character (’) used as a punctuation mark, especially to show possession or omitted letters, and rarely as a diacritic.
用于所有格、缩约形式或省略字母，如 Jessica’s、don’t。
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The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
文本字符 ’,在多种语言中用作标点符号,在少数罕见语境中用作变音符号。
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An arrangement of chlorophyll grains perpendicular to the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to epistrophe (an arrangement on the outer surface).
叶绿素颗粒垂直于植物细胞外表面的排列,与epiStrophe(外表面排列)相对。
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address to an absent or imaginary person
对不在场或虚构人物的呼语
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the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
撇号('),用于表示单词中一个或多个字母的省略
呼语；叶绿素垂直排列；文本字符 ’,在多种语言中用作标点符号,在少数罕见语境中用作变音符号。；叶绿素颗粒垂直于植物细胞外表面的排列,与epiStrophe(外表面排列)相对。；对不在场或虚构人物的呼语
In use
Don't forget to add an apostrophe to show possession, like in 'John's book'.
The word 'cannot' is often contracted with an apostrophe to form 'can't'.
In his speech, the politician used an apostrophe to address the spirit of freedom, as if it could hear him.
the apostrophe in [noun]
用“the apostrophe in”特指某个单词中的撇号字符。
The apostrophe in 'can't' marks the missing letters.
“can't”中的撇号表示缺失的字母。
an apostrophe to [person/thing]
apostrophe 还可指修辞上的呼语，即对不在场者或抽象事物的直接呼唤。
The poem is an apostrophe to the fallen soldiers.
这首诗是对阵亡士兵的呼语。
add an apostrophe to [noun]
Connections
Collocations
- possessive apostrophe
- 所有格撇号
- In the phrase 'Mary's book', the possessive apostrophe signals ownership.在短语 Mary's book 中，所有格撇号表示所有关系。
- apostrophe of omission
- 省略撇号
- Use an apostrophe of omission to show that one or more letters are missing in a contraction.使用省略撇号表示缩略形式中省略了一个或多个字母。
- greengrocer's apostrophe
- 菜贩式撇号（复数中误加的撇号）
- Writing 'potato's' for potatoes is a well-known greengrocer's apostrophe.把 potatoes 写成 potato's 是一种有名的菜贩式撇号错误。
- typographic apostrophe
- 排版撇号
- A typographic apostrophe looks like a small curly mark, not a straight vertical line.排版撇号看起来像一个小弯标，而不是一条竖直的直线。
- apostrophe key
- 撇号键
- Press the apostrophe key once to insert a single quote mark.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把撇号想成一只小蝌蚪，贴在单词上提醒你：这里省略了字母（如 can't 漏掉 no）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：writing、editing、grammar instruction 作为标点符号，apostrophe 多用于书面语，语域中性，在正式和非正式文本中都比较常见，主要用于表示所有格（如 John's）或省略（如 don't）。
Grammar Note
注意：所有格符号（'）用于表示省略或所有格
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词拼写与 apostrophe 有相似结尾，但没有一个与 /əˈpɑstrəfi/ 真正押韵：catastrophe 的重读元音是 /æ/，strophe 是 /oʊ/；trophy、atrophy 结尾音为 /fi/，philosophy 结尾音为 /səfi/，均不能押韵，只能作为拼写对照。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.