hyphen
hyphen — 名詞
- hyphensingular
- hyphensplural
1. the short straight line ( - ) that links two words into a single compound, or ma
連字號
連接複合字或分行斷字的短橫線
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'.
Eleni 在「twenty」和「one」中間加上連字號，寫成「twenty-one」這個數字。
joins two words into a compound number
The printer wraps long words at a hyphen so each line ends neatly.
印表機會在連字號處把長字斷開，讓書本每一行的結尾看起來整齊。
marks where a word is split across lines
Min typed a hyphen instead of a dash and her teacher circled it.
Min 把連字號打成破折號，老師用紅筆圈起來。
contrasts hyphen with dash
A small hyphen sits between her two family names on the passport: Garcia-Lopez.
在護照上，她兩個家姓中間有個小小的連字號：Garcia-Lopez。
joins parts of a double surname
Add a hyphen to 'well known' before a noun, as in 'a well-known singer'.
「well known」放在名詞前面時要加連字號，例如「a well-known singer」。
rule for compound adjectives before a noun
- add a hyphen
- insert a hyphen
- with a hyphen
- without a hyphen
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
加連字號
在兩字之間加短橫線使其成為一字
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.
Nikhil 把「mother in law」加上連字號，讓整個詞當作一個名詞使用。
hyphenate a fixed compound noun
Most editors hyphenate 'check-in' when the phrase works as a noun on a hotel form.
在飯店表格上，多數編輯會把「check-in」加連字號，因為它當名詞用。
hyphenate when the phrase functions as a noun
Christopher asked the typesetter to hyphenate 'extraordinary' between the third and fourth syllables.
Christopher 請排版師在「extraordinary」第三和第四個音節之間加連字號斷開。
split a long word at a syllable break
After her wedding, Ada chose to hyphenate her surname with her partner's.
Ada 結婚後，選擇把自己的姓和伴侶的姓用連字號連起來。
hyphenate two surnames into one
- hyphenate a word
- hyphenate a name
- hyphenate a compound
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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- hyphenate動詞B2
- hyphenated形容詞B2
- hyphenation名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- hyphen rule
- hyphen use
常用片語
- add a hyphen
- insert a hyphen
- drop the hyphen
- use a hyphen
介系詞搭配
- with a hyphen
- without a hyphen
- between [words]