hyphen
/ˈhaɪfn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhaɪfn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhī-fən/ (ame, mw)
hyphen — noun
- hyphensingular
- hyphensplural
1. the short straight line ( - ) that links two words into a single compound, or ma
the short straight line ( - ) that links two words into a single compound, or marks where a long word breaks across two printed lines.
Eleni added a hyphen between 'twenty' and 'one' to write the number 'twenty-one'.
joins two words into a compound number
The printer wraps long words at a hyphen so each line ends neatly.
marks where a word is split across lines
Min typed a hyphen instead of a dash and her teacher circled it.
A small hyphen sits between her two family names on the passport: Garcia-Lopez.
Add a hyphen to 'well known' before a noun, as in 'a well-known singer'.
- dash
looser term; in print, a dash is longer and serves a different purpose
文法句型
a hyphen between [word1] and [word2]
用法筆記
Distinguish from the longer dash (—): a hyphen joins parts of a word, while a dash sets off a phrase inside a sentence.
常見錯誤
hyphen — verb
- hyphenpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hyphens3rd person singular
- hyphening-ing form
- hyphenedpast simple
1. to write two or more words as one term by placing a short line ( - ) between the
to write two or more words as one term by placing a short line ( - ) between them, or to mark a long word with that line so it can be split at the end of a line.
Nikhil hyphenated 'mother in law' so the phrase would read as a single noun.
hyphenate a fixed compound noun
Most editors hyphenate 'check-in' when the phrase works as a noun on a hotel form.
hyphenate when the phrase functions as a noun
Christopher asked the typesetter to hyphenate 'extraordinary' between the third and fourth syllables.
After her wedding, Ada chose to hyphenate her surname with her partner's.
文法句型
hyphenate [word]
hyphenate [word1] and [word2]
用法筆記
Often passive: a word 'is hyphenated' in a style guide rather than someone hyphenating it.