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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。
撇号；省字符
apostrophes — plural of apostrophe
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
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.
The apostrophe in 'can't' marks the missing letters.
“can't”中的撇号表示缺失的字母。
用于所有格、缩约形式或省略字母，如 Jessica’s、don’t。
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。
The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
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。
An arrangement of chlorophyll grains perpendicular to the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to epistrophe (an arrangement on the outer surface).
对不在场或虚构人物的呼语
address to an absent or imaginary person
撇号('),用于表示单词中一个或多个字母的省略
the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
Don't forget to add an apostrophe to show possession, like in 'John's book'.
别忘了加撇号表示所有格，比如'John's book'。
The word 'cannot' is often contracted with an apostrophe to form 'can't'.
单词'cannot'常缩写成'can't'，中间用撇号。
In his speech, the politician used an apostrophe to address the spirit of freedom, as if it could hear him.
在演讲中，那位政治家使用了呼语，向自由之神致辞，仿佛它能听到他说话。
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。
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”后接名词，表示在名词后添加撇号（所有格或缩写）。
Add an apostrophe to 'dogs' to form the possessive.
在“dogs”后加撇号以构成所有格。
Not this
You need apostrophe in 'don't'.
Use this
You need an apostrophe in 'don't'.
英语可数名词单数前通常需加不定冠词；apostrophe 是可数名词，表示“撇号”，因此需要用 an，不能直接裸用。
Not this
Please apostrophe the word.
Use this
Please use an apostrophe in the word.
apostrophe 是名词，不是动词。表达“给某词加撇号”要说 use/put an apostrophe in ...，不能把名词当作及物动词用。
Not this
There are two apostrophe in this sentence.
Use this
There are two apostrophes in this sentence.
apostrophe 的复数形式是 apostrophes。表示“两个撇号”时，名词需用复数，不能省略 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
撇号键
Press the apostrophe key once to insert a single quote mark.
按一次撇号键可插入单引号。
《撇号》
Apostrophe (') is the title of Frank Zappa's 1974 album, a well-known work that helped popularize the word in pop culture. The title plays on both the punctuation mark and the rhetorical device of direct address.
《Apostrophe (')》是弗兰克·扎帕1974年发行的专辑，是流行文化中广为人知的作品；标题一语双关，既指撇号这一标点符号，也指文学中的呼语手法。
Use apostrophes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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）。
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）。
注意：所有格符号（'）用于表示省略或所有格
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.