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

punctuate /pungkˈtū-āt/

transitive verb

To mark with points

To mark off (a piece of writing) with full stops, commas, question marks, etc

To intersperse

To emphasize

ORIGIN: LL punctuāre, -ātum to prick, from L punctum (see punctum)

punctuāˈtion noun

The act or art of dividing sentences by points or marks
In the theory of punctuated equilibrium, any of the bursts of rapid change that interrupt the long periods of stability (biology)

punctuāˈtionist noun

A believer in punctuated equilibrium

puncˈtuātive adjective

puncˈtuātor noun

punctuated equilibrium or punctuated equilibria noun (biology)

(a theory which states that evolution happens in) short bursts of major change that interrupt long periods of stability

punctuation mark noun

Any of the points or marks used in punctuating writing