| 单词 | admiration point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadmiration point 5. An exclamation mark. Frequently attributive, as admiration mark, admiration point, etc. Cf. note (also mark, point, †sign) of admiration at Phrases 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > [noun] > exclamation mark admiration1587 note (also mark, point, sign) of admiration1611 exclamation point1656 note of exclamation1656 shriek-mark1864 screamer1895 exclamation mark1896 1587 F. Clement Petie Schole 27 The interrogation is signed thus ? as: liue not schollers the pleasantest life? The admiration in this wise ! as Oh, how excellent a thing is learning in euery estate! 1661 T. Hunt Libellus Orthographicus xlvi. 119 An Admiration point, (called also the note of Exclamation)..is marked thus —— (!). 1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 23 The Common Stops or Points are these: A Comma (,), Semi-colon (;)..Interrogation (?), Admiration (!). 1841 Graham's Mag. July 45/2 ‘Bad grammar must be the bad writing and speaking of the English language correctly!!’ We give the two admiration notes and all. 1893 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 21 128 A dear old grandam, bent by years to a question-mark, hobbled bravely across notwithstanding, and now a fair little girl, straight and slim as an admiration point, performed the feat. 1996 E. Ferreiro & C. Zucchermaglio in C. Pontecorvo et al. Children's Early Text Constr. x. 181 Spanish has two different marks that do not exist in the English system: an admiration mark that opens and an interrogative mark that opens. < as lemmas |
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