virgule

n. 斜线

发音

UK /ˈvɜː.ɡjuːl/
US /ˈvɝ.ɡjul/

词形变化

virgules 复数 virgules

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.

    历史 废旧 媒体 印刷
  2. 2.

    A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨/⟩.

    过时 媒体 印刷
  3. 3.

    A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨/⟩.

    Used to mark line breaks within quotes.

    过时 媒体 印刷
  4. 4.

    A pipe, ⟨|⟩.

    过时 媒体 印刷
  5. 5.

    A pipe, ⟨|⟩.

    Used to mark metrical feet.

    过时 媒体 印刷

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from Middle French virgule, from Latin virgula (“twig; scratch comma”), from virga (“rod, branch”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). Doublet of virgula.

来源:wiktionary