单词 | ampersand |
释义 | ampersand (once / 117023 pages) n An ampersand is a shorthand symbol for "and." It looks like this: & . People often use an ampersand when they want to save space — like when they're writing on Twitter or trying to come up with a cool company logo. The symbol comes from ancient Roman times and can be seen in really old Pompeiian graffiti. The word ampersand is a mix of Latin and English and a condensed version of the phrase "and per se and," which means "(the character) '&' by itself is 'and'." WORD FAMILYampersand: ampersands USAGE EXAMPLESNow he’s getting a three-inch ampersand that’s part of the logo of &pizza, the District-based company where he has worked for 11 months. Washington Post(Jul 08, 2016) In prose, the word “and” is preferred, but designers love the ampersand, and publishers use it in “display copy.” The New Yorker(Apr 01, 2016) The Baker City business, which opened in 1954, had an ampersand. Washington Times(Sep 24, 2015) n a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and) Hyper punctuation, punctuation mark the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
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