punctuation space

短语

词形变化

punctuation spaces 复数 punctuation spaces

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.

    Many examples occur on page 204 of the 1837 New Sporting Magazine XIII.

词源

Used to give consistent presentation of quotation marks irrespective of comma or period placement.

来源：wiktionary