apostrophe
apostrophe1
[əˈpɒstrəfi]
noun
apostrophe2
[əˈpɒstrəfi]
noun
[əˈpɒstrəfi]
noun
- a punctuation mark (') used to indicate either possession (e. g. Harry ’ s book; boys ’ coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can ’ t; he ’ s; 1 Jan ’ 99)
撇号（即 ’）
- mid 16th cent. (denoting the omission of one or more letters): via late Latin, from Greek apostrophos 'accent of elision', from apostrephein 'turn away', from apo 'from' + strephein 'to turn'
apostrophe2
[əˈpɒstrəfi]
noun
- (Rhetoric)an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified)
(修辞)呼语法
- mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek apostrophē 'turning away', from apostrephein 'turn away' (see apostrophe)
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