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。
register contrast: avoid in formal writing
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。
- put an exclamation mark
- add an exclamation mark
- use an exclamation mark
- draw an exclamation mark
- end with an exclamation mark
- exclamation mark next to
- single exclamation mark
- red exclamation mark
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- exclaim動詞B1
- exclamation名詞B1
- exclamatory形容詞C1