
好词典

源自希腊语 ‘hyphen’(意为‘在一起’),经由拉丁语传入英语,原指乐谱中的连接符号。
❶ 连字符,一种标点符号,形状为短横线“-”,用于连接单词或分隔音节。常见于复合词、移行断字等情况。
“The word "mother-in-law" contains two hyphens.”
(“mother-in-law”这个词包含两个连字符。)
“Use a hyphen to join the prefixes ‘pre’ and ‘post’ to words.”
(用连字符将前缀‘pre’和‘post’与单词连接。)
❶ 用连字符连接,将单词或词缀通过连字符组合在一起。常见于复合词或特定语法结构。
“You should hyphenate "state-of-the-art".”
(你应该用连字符连接“state-of-the-art”。)
“The style guide says to hyphen these two words.”
(格式指南要求用连字符连接这两个词。)
hyphenated — 带连字符的,形容单词或名称通过连字符连接的形式。
“Many immigrants have hyphenated last names.”
(许多移民使用带连字符的姓氏。)