apostrophe

英 [əˈpɒstrəfi]

美 [əˈpɑːstrəfi]

n. 撇号; 省字符; 省略符号; 所有格符号; 复数符号

复数：apostrophes　

IELTS GRE TEM4 TEM8

BNC.28500 / COCA.25254

牛津词典

noun

撇号；省字符；省略符号
the mark ( ' ) used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out, as in she's for she is and '63 for 1963
撇号；所有格符号
the mark ( ' ) used before or after the letter ‘s’ to show that sth belongs to sb, as in Sam's watch and the horses' tails
撇号；复数符号
the mark ( ' ) used before the letter ‘s’ to show the plural of a letter or number, as in How many 3's are there in 9? and There are two m's in ‘comma’.

柯林斯词典

撇号，省字号，所有格符号（符号为’）
Anapostropheis the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.

英英释义

noun

the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
address to an absent or imaginary person

双语例句

Each apostrophe ( ') should be preceded with a backslash.
每一个省略符号（'）放置在反斜线符号之前。
The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe.
此单元格中的数字为文本格式，或者其前面有撇号。
The word is broken at the apostrophe; otherwise, the letters following the apostrophe are trimmed.
则在撇号处断词，否则，撇号后的字母将被剪裁掉。
'It's' ( with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
it's（带撇号）只能用作itis的缩约形式。
Answer these questions, using the words in parentheses. Put the apostrophe in the right place.
用句后括号中的词或词组来回答问题，注意撇号的位置。
There should be an apostrophe here, and look, you've missed out the word 'men' altogether!
这里应该有一个撇号，还有你看，你把men这个单词整个儿漏掉了！
As to an abstract and inanimate entity, apostrophe can personify them and make the images of poetry vivid and charming.
与动物或抽象概念对话时，能赋予诗人要诉说的对象以人的特征，使得诗歌意象生动活泼，增添艺术魅力。
Perhaps in the broader world, you might find years that have two or four digits and might even contain an apostrophe, as in'09.
在一个更广的范围，您可能发现拥有两位或四位数字的年份，甚至可能包含一个撇号，如'09。
Shoppers passing by don't think: I'm not going to buy them because the apostrophe is misplaced.
路过的购物者不会这样想：我不会去买他的东西，因为那一撇放错了位置。
For example, users may need to enter a single quote ( or apostrophe) as part of a person's name.
例如，用户可能需要将单引号（或省略号）作为人名的一部分输入。