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

com•ma n. [countable], pl. -mas.

the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used to indicate a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause (First, we take the milk, and then we beat the butter.), to separate items in a list (eggs, milk, and butter), to mark off thousands in numerals (5,000), and, in some parts of Europe, as a decimal point (My German students wrote "A kilogram weighs 2,2 pounds.'')

com•ma n.

the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, esp. when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
[Class. Pros.]
- a fragment or smaller section of a colon.
- the part of dactylic hexameter beginning or ending with the caesura.
- the caesura itself.
Musicthe minute, virtually unheard difference in pitch between two enharmonic tones, as G♯ and A♭.
any of several nymphalid butterflies, as Polygonia comma, having a comma-shaped silver mark on the underside of each hind wing.

Greek kómma piece cut off (referring to the phrase so marked), equivalent. to kop- (base of kóptein to strike, chop) + -ma noun, nominal suffix denoting result of action (with assimilation of p)
Late Latin: mark of punctuation, Latin: division of a phrase
1520–30

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comma /ˈkɒmə/ n

the punctuation mark(,) indicating a slight pause in the spoken sentence and used where there is a listing of items or to separate a nonrestrictive clause or phrase from a main clause
a minute interval

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Greek komma clause, from koptein to cut

单词	comma
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 com•ma /ˈkɑmə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mas. the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used to indicate a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause (First, we take the milk, and then we beat the butter.), to separate items in a list (eggs, milk, and butter), to mark off thousands in numerals (5,000), and, in some parts of Europe, as a decimal point (My German students wrote "A kilogram weighs 2,2 pounds.'') WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 com•ma (kom′ə),USA pronunciation n. the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, esp. when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point. [Class. Pros.] a fragment or smaller section of a colon. the part of dactylic hexameter beginning or ending with the caesura. the caesura itself. Musicthe minute, virtually unheard difference in pitch between two enharmonic tones, as G♯ and A♭. any of several nymphalid butterflies, as Polygonia comma, having a comma-shaped silver mark on the underside of each hind wing. Greek kómma piece cut off (referring to the phrase so marked), equivalent. to kop- (base of kóptein to strike, chop) + -ma noun, nominal suffix denoting result of action (with assimilation of p) Late Latin: mark of punctuation, Latin: division of a phrase 1520–30 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: comma /ˈkɒmə/ n the punctuation mark(,) indicating a slight pause in the spoken sentence and used where there is a listing of items or to separate a nonrestrictive clause or phrase from a main clause a minute interval Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Greek komma clause, from koptein to cut
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