| 释义 |
misˈpunctuate, v.
[mis-1 1.]
trans. and intr. To punctuate incorrectly.
a1849Poe Marginalia v, The writer who neglects punctuation, or mis-punctuates, is liable to be misunderstood. 1897Daily News 3 Sept. 6/2 A mispunctuated sentence.
So mispunctuˈation, wrong punctuation.
1807Southey Espriella's Lett. (1814) III. 65 Omissions which alter the meaning, or mispunctuations which destroy it. 1879W. S. Simpson in Mem. (1899) 87, I have corrected one or two mispunctuations. |