exclamation mark
exclamation mark — 名詞
1. a punctuation mark (!) placed at the end of a sentence or phrase to show strong
驚嘆號
表示強烈情感的標點符號
a punctuation mark (!) placed at the end of a sentence or phrase to show strong feeling such as surprise, excitement, anger, or a loud command.
The teacher drew a red exclamation mark next to every spelling mistake in Amir's essay.
老師在 Amir 的作文中每個拼字錯誤旁邊畫了一個紅色的驚嘆號。
collocation: draw / put / add an exclamation mark
Mei-Lin added three exclamation marks to show how excited she felt.
Mei-Lin 加了三個驚嘆號來表達她有多興奮。
showing strong emotion in informal writing
The gate warning read 'Beware of Dog!' with a large exclamation mark below.
大門上的警告標語寫著「小心有狗！」，底下還畫了一個大大的驚嘆號。
In formal business writing, it is better to avoid using an exclamation mark at all.
在正式的商業書信中，最好完全避免使用驚嘆號。
The children's handwritten card ended with a big, happy exclamation mark next to their names.
孩子們的手工卡片結尾處，在他們的名字旁邊畫了一個又大又開心的驚嘆號。
- exclamation point
the American English term for the same symbol; identical in meaning but preferred in US style guides
- bang
very informal slang used by printers and programmers, not for general writing
文法句型
a/an + exclamation mark
exclamation mark + verb
用法筆記
Only one exclamation mark is standard in formal writing, though two or three are common in informal messages and social media to express extra enthusiasm or urgency.