question markn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)nˌmɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)nˌmɑrk/,

/ˈkwɛʃtʃ(ə)nˌmɑrk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: question n., mark n.¹

Etymology: < question n. + mark n.¹ With sense 1 compare post-classical Latin signum interrogativus (sic; 15th cent. or earlier), French point d'interrogation (1550 in Middle French as point d'interrogacion ), German Fragezeichen (early 16th cent.). Compare earlier note of interrogation n. at note n.² 1a, query n.² 2, interrogative point (see point n.¹ 16a), etc.

1. A mark of punctuation (?) indicating a question. Cf. question-stop n. at question n. Compounds 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > question mark

interrogation1551

point (mark, note) of interrogation1598

note of interrogation1706

query1836

question mark1862

question-stop1862

punctus interrogativus1952

1862 D. C. Scudder Let. 19 Mar. in H. E. Scudder Life & Lett. David Coit Scudder (1864) 292 Heber said, ‘Only man is vile.’ I should put a question mark after only,—but I am not anxious to destroy his poetry nor rudely break in upon current notions.

1881 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 24 Oct. Each child is provided with a box in which are bits of card-board. Upon each bit is written a short word. There are also periods, question-marks, etc.

1905 T. F. Husband & M. F. A. Husband Punctuation ii. vi. 74 A question-mark is sometimes placed in the middle of a sentence. In such a position it concentrates attention on certain elements of the thought.

1930 M. A. Pink Dict. Correct Eng. 147 To complete the list of stops we may mention here that the Question Mark (?) is used at the end of direct questions.

1960 J. M. Kierzek & W. W. Gibson Macmillan Handbk. Eng. ii. 278 A question mark is used after a direct question but not after an indirect question.

2006 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 14 May (Seven Days section) 4/1 Convivial slogans which use exclamations instead of question marks—‘Have You Been Rippled Yet!’

2. figurative. A question, a query, a doubt; (also) an enigma, an enigmatic person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > person

Sphinxa1610

riddle1663

question mark1870

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun]

riddleOE

purposec1350

problema1382

propositiona1382

conclusion1393

divinailc1430

opposal?a1439

riddling?c1475

wordc1480

why1532

dark, hard sentence1535

enigma1539

remblere1599

puzzlement1646

gripha1652

puzzler1651

riddlemy riddlemy1652

puzzle1655

crux1718

teaser1759

puzzleation1767

conundrum1790

poser1793

riddle-me-ree1805

stumper1807

tickler1825

sticker1849

brain-teaser1850

grueller1856

question mark1870

brain-twister1878

skull-buster1926

mind-bender1968

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain

uncertaintya1387

ambiguity1445

moot point1563

measuring cast1631

inconcludency1654

disputablea1657

undefinable1809

tertium quid1826

open question1837

question mark1870

inconclusion1886

disputability1892

borderliner1953

undecidable1965

1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 30 This age that blots out life with question-marks.

1893 E. Saltus Madam Sapphira 219 There was a question-mark in waiting. The why and where-fore of the divorce haunted him still. And as law was no longer possible, and his career at an end, he had a choice between drink and study.

1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xxv. 322 Across the future of Orphan Island..is scrawled a question mark.

1960 Economist 15 Oct. 215/2 Question marks now loom hugely over the future of the white-dominated states of southern Africa.

1971 A. Price Alamut Ambush viii. 95 Razzak, the unknown quantity,..wasn't quite such a question mark since he'd turned up at the Ryle reception.

1993 Homemaker's Mag. (Toronto) Nov.–Dec. 22/2 The future for me is still a question mark.

Compounds

General attributive (usually with hyphen).

ΚΠ

1912 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily News 2 Sept. a8/1 Wings in butterfly and question mark shapes.

1924 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 15 Mar. 32/1 Such a dear, funny place Riddle Town was—with its questionmark chimneys and its dear, funny people.

1962 Listener 15 Nov. 835/2 The effect of changing Byron's tragic question-mark ending to a kind of ‘redemption’..is quite unconvincing.

1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 124/1 Question-mark curl, a stand up curl with a very long stem, like a quaver in music.

1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 130 Shaving-cream bubbled inside the nearer of his question-mark ears.

1982 D. Francis Banker i. 65 I sent out the question-mark smoke signal and from distant out-of-sight mountain tops the answer puff-puffed back.

Derivatives

ˈquestion-marked adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [adjective] > question mark

question-marked1912

1912 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 Feb. 16/4 Juliet, question-marked Juliet, has a lot of new impersonations.

1950 G. Barker True Confession vi. 33 I will not care who Or what you are, save palliation Of the question marked heart.

2000 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 13 Apr. 8 There are 14 additional question-marked boxes on the character-select screen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	question mark
释义	question markn. Brit. /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)nˌmɑːk/, U.S. /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)nˌmɑrk/, /ˈkwɛʃtʃ(ə)nˌmɑrk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: question n., mark n.¹ Etymology: < question n. + mark n.¹ With sense 1 compare post-classical Latin signum interrogativus (sic; 15th cent. or earlier), French point d'interrogation (1550 in Middle French as point d'interrogacion ), German Fragezeichen (early 16th cent.). Compare earlier note of interrogation n. at note n.² 1a, query n.² 2, interrogative point (see point n.¹ 16a), etc. 1. A mark of punctuation (?) indicating a question. Cf. question-stop n. at question n. Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > question mark interrogation1551 point (mark, note) of interrogation1598 note of interrogation1706 query1836 question mark1862 question-stop1862 punctus interrogativus1952 1862 D. C. Scudder Let. 19 Mar. in H. E. Scudder Life & Lett. David Coit Scudder (1864) 292 Heber said, ‘Only man is vile.’ I should put a question mark after only,—but I am not anxious to destroy his poetry nor rudely break in upon current notions. 1881 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 24 Oct. Each child is provided with a box in which are bits of card-board. Upon each bit is written a short word. There are also periods, question-marks, etc. 1905 T. F. Husband & M. F. A. Husband Punctuation ii. vi. 74 A question-mark is sometimes placed in the middle of a sentence. In such a position it concentrates attention on certain elements of the thought. 1930 M. A. Pink Dict. Correct Eng. 147 To complete the list of stops we may mention here that the Question Mark (?) is used at the end of direct questions. 1960 J. M. Kierzek & W. W. Gibson Macmillan Handbk. Eng. ii. 278 A question mark is used after a direct question but not after an indirect question. 2006 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 14 May (Seven Days section) 4/1 Convivial slogans which use exclamations instead of question marks—‘Have You Been Rippled Yet!’ 2. figurative. A question, a query, a doubt; (also) an enigma, an enigmatic person. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] > person Sphinxa1610 riddle1663 question mark1870 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun] riddleOE purposec1350 problema1382 propositiona1382 conclusion1393 divinailc1430 opposal?a1439 riddling?c1475 wordc1480 why1532 dark, hard sentence1535 enigma1539 remblere1599 puzzlement1646 gripha1652 puzzler1651 riddlemy riddlemy1652 puzzle1655 crux1718 teaser1759 puzzleation1767 conundrum1790 poser1793 riddle-me-ree1805 stumper1807 tickler1825 sticker1849 brain-teaser1850 grueller1856 question mark1870 brain-twister1878 skull-buster1926 mind-bender1968 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [noun] > something uncertain uncertaintya1387 ambiguity1445 moot point1563 measuring cast1631 inconcludency1654 disputablea1657 undefinable1809 tertium quid1826 open question1837 question mark1870 inconclusion1886 disputability1892 borderliner1953 undecidable1965 1870 J. R. Lowell Cathedral 30 This age that blots out life with question-marks. 1893 E. Saltus Madam Sapphira 219 There was a question-mark in waiting. The why and where-fore of the divorce haunted him still. And as law was no longer possible, and his career at an end, he had a choice between drink and study. 1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xxv. 322 Across the future of Orphan Island..is scrawled a question mark. 1960 Economist 15 Oct. 215/2 Question marks now loom hugely over the future of the white-dominated states of southern Africa. 1971 A. Price Alamut Ambush viii. 95 Razzak, the unknown quantity,..wasn't quite such a question mark since he'd turned up at the Ryle reception. 1993 Homemaker's Mag. (Toronto) Nov.–Dec. 22/2 The future for me is still a question mark. Compounds General attributive (usually with hyphen). ΚΠ 1912 Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily News 2 Sept. a8/1 Wings in butterfly and question mark shapes. 1924 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 15 Mar. 32/1 Such a dear, funny place Riddle Town was—with its questionmark chimneys and its dear, funny people. 1962 Listener 15 Nov. 835/2 The effect of changing Byron's tragic question-mark ending to a kind of ‘redemption’..is quite unconvincing. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 124/1 Question-mark curl, a stand up curl with a very long stem, like a quaver in music. 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 130 Shaving-cream bubbled inside the nearer of his question-mark ears. 1982 D. Francis Banker i. 65 I sent out the question-mark smoke signal and from distant out-of-sight mountain tops the answer puff-puffed back. Derivatives ˈquestion-marked adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [adjective] > question mark question-marked1912 1912 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 Feb. 16/4 Juliet, question-marked Juliet, has a lot of new impersonations. 1950 G. Barker True Confession vi. 33 I will not care who Or what you are, save palliation Of the question marked heart. 2000 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 13 Apr. 8 There are 14 additional question-marked boxes on the character-select screen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1862
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