comma

pronunciation

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  • n.
    逗号

Word Origin

comma 逗号

来自PIE*kop,砍,劈,进一步来自*skep, 砍,劈,词源同ship, shape. 原指劈开的一个分枝。

Example

1. The following sentences all lack a necessary comma .
下面就是缺少逗号的句子。
2. Samuel beckett was the poet laureate of the comma splice .
samuelbeckett是使用逗号拼凑的桂冠诗人。
3. She likes to think of a semicolon as a comma with vibrato .
她喜欢把分号看做是带颤音的逗号。
4. Two particular situations seem to bring out a lot of comma splices .
两种特定的情况似乎会有很多逗号错误。
5. The interrogative version of its best friend the exclamation comma .
感叹逗号孪生兄弟,表示疑问之意。

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