单词 | smart quotes |
释义 | > as lemmassmart quotes smart quotes n. Computing quotation marks in text which are automatically interpreted and displayed as opening or closing marks rather than as identical straight quotation marks, despite being keyed in the same way; (also) a software feature enabling this; also in singular, esp. with reference to an apostrophe automatically displayed in a form resembling a closing quotation mark. ΚΠ 1987 MacUser June 128/1 MiniWriter even has a feature called ‘Smart Quotes’ that inserts a proper left or right typographer's quote into your text when you key in a ‘neuter’ quote. 2002 P. Baines & A. Haslam Type & Typogr. vi. 163/2 Apostrophe... The correct character (sometimes known as a ‘smart quote’) should always be used, not a prime. 2010 TECHWEB (Nexis) 18 Aug. The company added the ability to convert default smart quotes into straight quotes using a key command. < as lemmas |
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