英语词汇“apostrophe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

apostropheapostrophe /əˈpɑstrəfi/ noun [countable] eng. lang. arts

ETYMOLOGYapostrophe

Origin: 1500-1600 French Late Latin apostrophus, from Greek, from apostrephein to turn away

1the sign (’) used in writing to show that numbers or letters have been left out, as in “don’t” (=do not) and '06 (=2006)2the same sign used before or after the letter “s” to show that something belongs or is related to someone or something, as in “Joan’s book,” “Charles’ mother,” or “the boys’ dog”3used before “s” to show the plural of letters and numbers, as in “Your r’s look like v’s.” [Origin: 1500–1600 French, Late Latin apostrophus, from Greek, from apostrephein to turn away]

单词	apostrophe
释义	apostropheapostrophe /əˈpɑstrəfi/ noun [countable] eng. lang. arts Etymology ETYMOLOGYapostrophe Origin: 1500-1600 French Late Latin apostrophus, from Greek, from apostrephein to turn away 1the sign (’) used in writing to show that numbers or letters have been left out, as in “don’t” (=do not) and '06 (=2006)2the same sign used before or after the letter “s” to show that something belongs or is related to someone or something, as in “Joan’s book,” “Charles’ mother,” or “the boys’ dog”3used before “s” to show the plural of letters and numbers, as in “Your r’s look like v’s.” [Origin: 1500–1600 French, Late Latin apostrophus, from Greek, from apostrephein to turn away]
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