Word · Frequency #24827
hyphen
连字符
The symbol (-) used to join words or syllables, as in compound words or at a line break.
- 1.
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
连字符:符号“‐”,通常用于连接两个或多个单词构成复合词,或表示单词在行末被拆分。
- 2.
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
连字符(-),用于复合词各部分之间或单词在行末断词时音节之间
- 3.
Something which links two things of greater significance than itself.
连字符:连接两个比它本身更重要事物的东西。
- 4.
Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.
连接物；纽带；（用连字符身份称呼的）边缘群体成员；连字符:符号“‐”,通常用于连接两个或多个单词构成复合词,或表示单词在行末被拆分。；连字符(-),用于复合词各部分之间或单词在行末断词时音节之间；连字符:连接两个比它本身更重要事物的东西。
In use
Please put a hyphen between 'well' and 'known' when you write 'well-known'.
If a word is too long for the line, you can split it with a hyphen at the syllable break.
The editor removed the hyphen from the compound noun because the two words are now commonly written as one.
use a hyphen between X and Y
Use a hyphen between the two parts of the compound.
在复合词的两个部分之间使用连字符。
be written with/without a hyphen
The number “twenty-three” is written with a hyphen.
数字 twenty-three 在书写时带有连字符。
hyphens in a compound
Connections
Collocations
- use a hyphen
- 使用连字符
- Use a hyphen when you combine two words into a compound adjective.把两个单词组合成复合形容词时使用连字符。
- insert a hyphen
- 插入连字符
- If the line ends with a long word, insert a hyphen to split it.如果一行末尾有个长单词，插入连字符将其拆分。
- hyphen between
- 连字符位于……之间
- There should be a hyphen between the two parts of the compound noun.复合名词的两个部分之间应有连字符。
- suspended hyphen
- 悬置连字符
- The suspended hyphen saves space in lists like pre- and post-war periods.在诸如“pre- and post-war”这类列表中，悬置连字符可以节省空间。
- hyphen key
- 连字符键
- Press the hyphen key on your keyboard to type the minus sign.按下键盘上的连字符键来输入减号。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
连字符‘-’像一座小桥，把两个单词稳稳连在一起，比如well-being。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：写作、排版、语法讨论 “hyphen” 是中性常用词，通常用于写作、排版和语法讨论中，指连接复合词各部分或行末断词的短横线；没有特别的语域限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 siphon 与 hyphen 完全押韵（/ˈhaɪfən/）。hymn 和 hyena 虽然以 hy- 开头，但发音分别读 /hɪm/ 和 /haɪˈiːnə/，并不押韵；often 和 orphan 仅词尾的 /ən/ 或 /fən/ 相同；Stephen 的 -phen 读 /vən/，不是 /fən/。
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 ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.