checkmark

checkmark — noun

1. a small sign shaped like ✓ that shows an answer, choice, or task is right, check

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small sign shaped like ✓ that shows an answer, choice, or task is right, checked, or already finished

例句

Joaquín put a checkmark beside the correct answer on the quiz.

put a checkmark beside + answer

The nurse added a checkmark next to each completed vaccine form.

add a checkmark next to + item

同義詞
  • tick

    British English term for the same symbol in lists and forms.

  • tick mark

    A slightly more explicit label for the same sign.

文法句型

put a checkmark beside [answer/item]

place a checkmark in the box

a checkmark appears after [action]

用法筆記

In digital interfaces, a checkmark often appears after a successful action or next to a finished task. In British English, the same symbol is often called a tick.

常見錯誤

❌Put a checkmark on the box if the statement is true.
✅Put a checkmark in the box if the statement is true.
💡On forms and lists, the mark is usually written in or beside the box.
❌The screen gave me a checkmark.
✅The screen showed a checkmark.
💡'Show' is the usual verb when a symbol appears on a screen.