apostrophes

英 [əˈpɒstrəfiz]

美 [əˈpɑstrəfiz]

n.  撇号; 省字符; 省略符号; 所有格符号; 复数符号
apostrophe的复数

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'.

双语例句

• Strip out nonalpha characters that are not whitespace ( which messes up apostrophes, but it's a good place to start)
  删除不是空格的非首字母字符（空格将搞乱省略符号，但是它是很好的起点）
• A reader sent me an internal memo from her head of HR, complete with misplaced apostrophes and singular subjects matched with plural verbs.
  一位读者发给我一份来自她的人力资源主管的内部备忘录，里面充斥着撇号使用不当和单数主语搭配复数动词的现象。
• Since strings can be enclosed in either single or double quotation marks, you can quote something that contains quote marks or apostrophes.
  由于字符串可以用单引号或双引号引起来，因此可以引用包含引号或撇号的内容。
• In the initial echo command, the apostrophes prevent interpretation of the variable, instead yielding a verbatim copy of the quoted text, the four-letter string$ var.
  在第一个echo命令中，单引号禁止解释此变量，因此会按原样显示引号中的文本，即四字母的字符串$var。
• The only complication comes from names that themselves contain one or more apostrophes.
  人名中惟一的复杂情况是人名本身可能包含一个或多个撇号。
• Show code, when applicable, that is clear and easy to read and copy as a whole, without texturized quotes or apostrophes.
  如果可以适用的话，显示清晰，容易阅读的代码，而且将代码作为整个整体复制，没有结构性的引号和省略符号。
• The sight of so many apostrophes may not be sightly to the English eye, but their presence may hopefully make it easier to pronounce them.
  在英语民族看来，出现这么多撇号大概是不大悦目的，但是有撇号可能会有助于他们读出声来。
• Last month two local councils in the UK declared that they were getting rid of all apostrophes in street signs to avoid confusion.
  1月份，英国两处地方议会宣布，将抹去街道标志中的所有格符号，以避免困惑。
• Proper use of apostrophes is not the same as decent writing, but at least it eliminates the worst offences.
  正确使用撇号与像样的写作不是一回事，但它至少能消除那些最糟糕的错误。
• The translator obviously does not know what code will manipulate the translated text, so they must know how to enter required single quotes apostrophes.
  翻译人员显然不知道什么代码将操作翻译的文本，因此他们必须知道如何输入所需的单引号撇号。