caret
caret — 名詞
- caretsingular
- caretsplural
1. a small symbol (^) placed under a line of handwritten or printed text to show ex
插入符號
標示文字插入位置的校對符號
a small symbol (^) placed under a line of handwritten or printed text to show exactly where something needs to be inserted
Tomas drew a caret under the line to show where the missing word went.
Tomas 在需要添加遺漏詞語的那一行下方畫了一個插入符號。
collocation: draw a caret under the line
The teacher placed a caret on Yara's story where a verb was needed.
老師在 Yara 的故事上放了一個插入符號，標示需要添加動詞的位置。
pattern: place a caret + where-clause
Keiko put a caret between two sentences and wrote the new line above.
Keiko 在兩個句子之間放了一個插入符號，並將新的一行字寫在上方。
One small caret on the draft told Diego to add a footnote there.
草稿上的一個小小插入符號告訴 Diego 要在那裡加上腳註。
Fatima put a caret under the missing comma and wrote it in above the line.
Fatima 在漏掉的逗號下方放了一個插入符號，並將逗號補寫在上方。
- insertion mark
a more descriptive term for the same symbol, used in copyediting
- wedge
an informal name for the caret based on its shape
用法筆記
Also known as a 'wedge' in some editing circles. This mark belongs to traditional proofreading and is rarely seen outside publishing or manuscript editing.
常見錯誤
2. a blinking mark on a computer or phone screen that shows the user where new text
游標
螢幕上閃爍的標記，顯示文字輸入的位置
a blinking mark on a computer or phone screen that shows the user where new text will appear when they type
Amara moved the caret to the end of the line and typed her name.
Amara 將游標移到行尾，然後輸入她的名字。
pattern: move the caret to + location
The caret blinked on Hamid's screen, waiting for him to start the email.
游標在 Hamid 的螢幕上閃爍，等著他開始寫郵件。
Ingrid clicked the page to put the caret where the heading belonged.
Ingrid 在頁面上點了一下，將游標放在標題應該在的位置。
Siti watched the caret flash on the blank document before she began to type.
Siti 看著游標在空白文件上閃爍，然後才開始打字。
Nadia tapped the left arrow key a few times, watching the caret jump back to where the typo was.
Nadia 按了幾次左方向鍵，看著游標跳回剛才打錯字的位置。
- cursor
a broader term for any on-screen position indicator, including the mouse arrow
- insertion point
the formal term used in word-processing software menus and dialogs
- text cursor
a more descriptive synonym that distinguishes it clearly from the mouse cursor
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, most users simply say 'cursor' rather than 'caret' for the blinking text marker. 'Caret' in this computing sense is more common in technical documentation.