hyphenation
noun[U]
uk/ˌhaɪ.fənˈeɪʃ.ən/us/ˌhaɪ.fənˈeɪʃ.ən/the use of thesymbol-,joiningtwo words or twopartsof a word:
连字符的使用therulesof hyphenation连字符的使用规则
Differences in hyphenation canresultfromdifferencesinpronunciation.发音上的差异可能导致连字符使用的差异。
Theproductioncallsitself a "mystery-comedy", and the hyphenation doesn't end there: it alsoadds"melodrama-farce".该作品自称是一部 “推理剧-喜剧”，这还没完，其还自称是一部“情节剧-闹剧”。
See
hyphenate
- Bad hyphenation isinexcusablein abookof thiskind.
- Theproblemcould have been aspellingerror, hyphenationproblem, ortransposednumber.
- Nomattertheclumsinessof hyphenation, hersonswould have both hernameand her husband's.
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- at sign
- block capitals
- capitalization
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- hyphenate
- question mark
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed