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单词 apostrophe
释义
apostrophe
noun[C]
uk
/əˈpɒs.trə.fi/us
/əˈpɑː.strə.fi/
B2
thesymbol’ used in writing to show when aletteror anumberhas beenleftout, as inI'm(= I am)or'85(= 1985), or that is used before or aftersto showpossession, as inHelen'shouseorbabies'hands:
（表示省略或加在字母s前后表示所有格的）撇号，省字符，省略符号（’）
"It's" with an apostrophemeans"it is" or "it has".带有省字符号（‘）的“it's”表示“it is”或“it has”。
sometimes used beforesto show thepluralof anumberor aletter:
（用于字母s前表示数字或字母的复数形式）
There are two p's in "supper".Supper这个单词里有两个字母p。
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Grammar

Apostrophe (’)
We sometimes connect two words to make one shorter word. We use an apostrophe to show that we have left out one or more letters:…
Apostrophe to show two words have been connected (contraction)
We sometimes connect two words to make one shorter word. We use an apostrophe to show that we have left out one or more letters:…
Apostrophe +sto show possession
When we show who owns something or has a close relationship with something, we use an apostrophe + s after the name or the noun. When the noun is plural, we put the apostrophe after the s:…
Apostrophe with time
We can use an apostrophe + s to show duration. When the time noun is plural, the apostrophe comes after the s:…
Apostrophe: typical error
We use an apostrophe to contract it is to it’s. We don’t use an apostrophe with possessive its:…
Possessive’s
We use apostrophe s (’s), also called possessive ’s, as a determiner to show that something belongs to someone or something:…
Possessives withof
We can talk about possession using the pattern: noun phrase + of + possessive pronoun:…
’sorofor either?
There are some general rules about when to use ’s and when to use of but there are many cases where both are possible:…
Possession: typical errors
We don’t use ’s with plural nouns:…
(Definition ofapostrophefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

apostrophe| American Dictionary

apostrophe
noun[C]
us
/əˈpɑs·trə·fi/
grammar
amark(’) used in writing to show that aletteror anumberhas beenomitted, or before or after s to showpossession
(Definition ofapostrophefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofapostrophe

apostrophe
What stuck out rather incongruously in the two headings were the repeated apostrophes, which were large enough to be cut out and mounted by collectors of such ephemera.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There were increases also in the use of apostrophes to separate the inflection from the stem in ad hoc verbs such as henna'd and prorata'd (up 6% and 8% respectively).
From theCambridge English Corpus
There were consistent decreases also in the use of apostrophes in generic uses of the possessive, as in boys grammar school and journalists association, down to 40-50% of respondents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The misplacing of apostrophes is notorious, even in advertisements put out by major public companies.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the githyanki language, apostrophes (which are not pronounced) separate different morphemes which have been combined into a single word.
From
Wikipedia
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The first construction is the genitive construction realized with anapostropheplus the letter s at the end of the noun.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The fakamoga is nowadays taught at schools, and can be written with straight, curly or inverted curly apostrophes.
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Wikipedia
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The keyboard contained all 26 letters, plus a star, which is used to represent markings other than letters such as apostrophes or hyphens.
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Wikipedia
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Theapostrophedenotes palatalization of a preceding consonant.
From theCambridge English Corpus
By the middle of the 19th century acceptance of plural possessive with theapostrophefollowing the s was more or less complete.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even the grammarians of the time by and large ignored theapostropheas part of possessive constructions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theapostrophe, however, is threatened across almost its entire range of use.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theapostropheis also losing ground in its oldest and most basic function, indicating omission.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Do you - or any of your readers - have any views on the use of theapostropheas exemplified in this letter?
From theCambridge English Corpus
The most likely objection to abandoning theapostropheis probably the resultant confusion between homographs (words of identical spelling).
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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