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

a•pos•tro•phe¹ n. [countable] the sign ('), used

to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, as in we'll for we will, or gov't for government.

a•pos•tro•phe² n. [countable]

Rhetorica turning away while speaking in order to talk to someone not present, or to an object or idea that represents a person.

See -stroph-.

a•pos•tro•phe¹ n.

the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case, as in man's;
or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols, as in several M.D.'s, 3's.

Greek apóstrophos ( prosōidía) eliding (mark), literally, (mark) of turning away, verbid of apostréphein to turn away, equivalent. to apo- apo- + stréphein to turn; see strophe
Late Latin (Middle French)
Middle French (with pronunciation, pronounced later altered by confusion with apostrophe²), replacing earlier apostrophus
1580–90

ap•os•troph•ic adj.
a•pos•tro•phe² n. [Rhet.]

Rhetorica digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as "O Death, where is thy sting?''

Greek apostrophé̄ a turning away, equivalent. to apostroph- (verbid of apostréphein; see apostrophe¹) + -ē noun, nominal suffix
Late Latin
1525–35;

ap•os•troph•ic adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

apostrophe /əˈpɒstrəfɪ/ n

the punctuation mark ' used to indicate the omission of a letter or number, such as he's for he has or he is, also used in English to form the possessive, as in John's father and twenty pounds' worth

Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek apostrophos mark of elision, from apostrephein to turn away

apostrophe /əˈpɒstrəfɪ/ n

a digression from a discourse, esp an address to an imaginary or absent person or a personification

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin apostrophē, from Greek: a turning away, digression

单词	apostrophe
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 a•pos•tro•phe¹ /əˈpɑstrəfi/USA pronunciation n. [countable] the sign ('), used to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, as in we'll for we will, or gov't for government. a•pos•tro•phe² /əˈpɑstrəfi/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Rhetorica turning away while speaking in order to talk to someone not present, or to an object or idea that represents a person. See -stroph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 a•pos•tro•phe¹ (ə pos′trə fē),USA pronunciation n. the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case, as in man's; or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols, as in several M.D.'s, 3's. Greek apóstrophos ( prosōidía) eliding (mark), literally, (mark) of turning away, verbid of apostréphein to turn away, equivalent. to apo- apo- + stréphein to turn; see strophe Late Latin (Middle French) Middle French (with pronunciation, pronounced later altered by confusion with apostrophe²), replacing earlier apostrophus 1580–90 ap•os•troph•ic (ap′ə strof′ik, -strō′fik),USA pronunciation adj. a•pos•tro•phe² (ə pos′trə fē),USA pronunciation n. [Rhet.] Rhetorica digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as "O Death, where is thy sting?'' Greek apostrophé̄ a turning away, equivalent. to apostroph- (verbid of apostréphein; see apostrophe¹) + -ē noun, nominal suffix Late Latin 1525–35; ap•os•troph•ic (ap′ə strof′ik, -strō′fik),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apostrophe /əˈpɒstrəfɪ/ n the punctuation mark ' used to indicate the omission of a letter or number, such as he's for he has or he is, also used in English to form the possessive, as in John's father and twenty pounds' worth Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin, from Greek apostrophos mark of elision, from apostrephein to turn away apostrophe /əˈpɒstrəfɪ/ n a digression from a discourse, esp an address to an imaginary or absent person or a personification Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin apostrophē, from Greek: a turning away, digression
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