hyphen
/ˈhaɪfn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhaɪfn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhī-fən/ (ame, mw)
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。
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。
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」。
- 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。
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。
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.