Phrase
inverted comma
引号
quotation mark
- 1.
a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
用于将括住的文本归于他人的标点符号
用于将括住的文本归于他人的标点符号
In use
In her email, she put the word 'urgent' in inverted commas to show she was not serious.
Please use an inverted comma at the beginning and another at the end of the quoted phrase.
In British textbooks, single inverted commas are more common than double ones.
use an inverted comma
在计算机语境中，inverted comma 通常指单引号。
In programming, you should use an inverted comma to denote a string.
在编程中，你应该使用单引号来表示字符串。
put [something] in inverted commas
Put the exact phrase in inverted commas.
把确切的短语放进引号里。
be enclosed in inverted commas
The title is enclosed in inverted commas.
标题被括在引号内。
between inverted commas
The word is written between inverted commas.
这个词写在引号之间。
Common mistakes
You need to put a inverted comma before and after the quote.You need to put inverted commas before and after the quote.
inverted comma 是可数名词，通常用复数形式 inverted commas 来表示一对引号。
She wrote an inverted comma to show possession.She wrote an apostrophe to show possession.
inverted comma 是引号，不是撇号；表示所有格应使用 apostrophe。
Connections
Confusing words
- quotation mark
- 引号 · quotation mark 是引号的通用美式说法，inverted comma 是英式说法，二者可互换但不常见于同一变体。
- single quote
- 单引号 · single quote 特指单引号（'），而 inverted comma 可泛指任何引号，需根据上下文判断。
- apostrophe
- 撇号 · apostrophe 用于表示所有格或省略，形状与单引号相同但功能不同，inverted comma 专指标点符号。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用复数形式 inverted commas
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.