
中英词典:hyphen
形容词:
- hyphenated [adjective]: 连字符的;带连字符的。
名词:
- hyphen [noun]: 连字符;连字号。
词语辨析:
hyphen和连字号(dash)都是用来连接两个词或词组的标点符号,但它们在使用上有所区别。连字号通常用来表示一个范围或连接两个相对独立的词组,而连字符则用来在一个词的中间进行分隔或连接。例如,在英语中,复合词通常使用连字符连接,而不是连字号。
词汇扩充:
- hyphenation [noun]: 连字符法;连字法。
- hyphenate [verb]: 使用连字符分隔或连接。
近义词:
- dash: 破折号;短距离。
- minus sign: 减号。
反义词:
- unhyphenated: 无连字符的。
柯林斯词典解释:
名词 hyphen:A hyphen is the punctuation mark - which is used to join words together to make a compound, or to separate the syllables of a single word.
牛津词典解释:
名词 hyphen:A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark used to join words or to separate the syllables of a single word.
用法:
1. 使用连字符连接复合词:
Use a hyphen to join compound words.
2. 使用连字符分隔单词的音节:
Use a hyphen to separate the syllables of a word.
相关的例句:
- He has a hyphenated last name.(他的姓有连字符。)
- Please remember to hyphenate the compound words.(请记得给复合词加连字符。)
- The word "re-enter" has a hyphen between the two parts.(单词"re-enter"的两部分之间有一个连字符。)
- She used a hyphen to separate the syllables of the word "banana".(她用一个连字符将单词"banana"的音节分隔开。)
- The hyphen is often used to indicate a range of numbers.(连字符经常用来表示一定范围的数字。)
- There should be no hyphen in the word "unhappy".(单词"unhappy"中不应有连字符。)
- The hyphenation of the word "watermelon" is "wa-ter-mel-on".(单词"watermelon"的连字法是"wa-ter-mel-on"。)
- A hyphen is different from a dash.(连字符和破折号是不同的。)
- She mistakenly used a hyphen instead of a dash.(她错误地使用了连字符而非破折号。)
- The hyphen is widely used in compound nouns.(连字符在复合名词中被广泛使用。)
- Please hyphenate the two words "black" and "board".(请给"black"和"board"这两个词加连字符。)
- Hyphenate the word "twenty-one".(给单词"twenty-one"加上连字符。)
- The hyphenated word "well-known" describes a famous person.(有连字符的单词"well-known"描述了一个有名的人。)
- She prefers using hyphenation for clarity.(她喜欢为了清晰起见使用连字法。)
- He forgot to hyphenate the compound adjective in his essay.(他忘记在文章中给复合形容词加连字符了。)
- The word "self-esteem" consists of two hyphenated words.(单词"self-esteem"由两个有连字符的词构成。)
- Hyphenation is important to correctly pronounce some words.(连字法对于准确发音某些单词很重要。)
- In English, a hyphen is often used to divide words at the end of a line.(在英语中,连字符经常用来在行尾分隔单词。)
- The teacher taught the students how to hyphenate words correctly.(老师教学生们如何正确地使用连字符。)
- His email address had a hyphen in it, causing the message to bounce back.(他的电子邮件地址中有一个连字符,导致消息被退回。)
- The hyphen in the word "ex-boyfriend" indicates a former romantic relationship.(单词"ex-boyfriend"中的连字符表示曾经的恋爱关系。)