| 释义 |
apostrophe/əˈpɒstrəfi ||; əˈpɑstrəfɪ/noun[c] 1. the sign (ˈ) used for showing that you have left a letter or letters out of a word as in ‘i'm’, ‘can't’ or ‘we'll’ 表示省略的撇号(ˈ)（例如在 i'm、can't、we'll 等中的） 2. the sign (ˈ) used for showing who or what sth belongs to as in ‘john's chair’, ‘the boy's room’ or ‘russia's president’. 表示所有格的撇号(ˈ)（例如在 john's chair 约翰的椅子、the boy's room 那男孩子的房间或 russia's president 俄罗斯总统等中的。） a·pos·tro·phe /ə`pɑstrəfɪ; əˈpɒstrəfi/n [c] a) the sign (') used to show that one or more letters or figures are missing, such as in the word 'don't' (=do not) or in the date '96 (=1896/1996 etc) 撇号（'）［用于表示字母或数字的省略，如 don't 代替 do not, '96代替 1896 或 1996 等］ b) the sign (') used before or after the letter 's' to show that something belongs or relates to someone 撇号（'）［用于 s 之前或之后，表示所有格］:◇mandy's coat 曼迪的外套◇we need to protect both countries' borders. 我们需要保护两国的边境。 c) the sign (') used before 's' to show the plural of letters and numbers 撇号（'）［用于 s 前表示字母和数字的复数］:◇2 a's and 4 b's on my school report 我的学校成绩报告单上的两个 a 和四个 b |