em

FREQ #542

发音

US
/ˈɛm/
/ɛm/
/ɛ(ː)m/

词形变化

ems 复数 emself eir 所有格 eirs 所有格

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The name of the Latin script letter M/m.

  2. 2.

    A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

    媒体 印刷

    Insert here a one-em dash or long dash.

  3. 3.

    A relative unit of sizing defined in terms of the font size.

    计算机 工程 数学
  4. 1.

    The name of the letter м/М in Cyrillic alphabets.

pron.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of 'em.

  2. 1.

    A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey or e, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

    罕用

    “You idiot girl! Are you childsick?” She grabbed Asu’s wrist; Asu made no effort to twist away. “Sand and soil, tell me you’re not pregnant. Is it that—what’s eir name? Aeran? Have you lain with em? Tell me!”

interj.
  1. 1.

    a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty

    爱尔兰 苏格兰

    She was abused by, em... David, I think. That was his name, he's a real em... what's the word, narcissist. You should really stay away from him.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

em quad mutton quad pica

部分词 3

point nut en

整体词 2

in inch

相关短语

em dash [计] 长破折号 em dashes em quad 全身空铅 em space em spaces em quads em rule em-dash oh em gee Oh Em Gee

词源

Attested since 1808. In typography, the em is named after the em quadrat (later called em quad), from m quadrat, a metal type used in letterpress typesetting, which is as wide as the point size of the font.

来源：wiktionary