en rule
noun[C]
publishingUKspecializeduk/ˈen ˌruːl/us/ˈen ˌruːl/(alsoen dash,uk/ˈen ˌdæʃ/us/ˈen ˌdæʃ/)ashortdash(= thesymbol- ), usedespeciallywhentypingon acomputeror inprintingtoseparatenumbers:
短破折号Use the enruleclosedup inelementsthatformarange, forexample, 2011-2015, Monday-Saturday, or 9.30-5.30.使用短破折号来包括构成一个范围的要素，例如：2011-2015、Monday-Saturday，或9.30-5.30。
Enrulescausemostdifficultyfor copy-editors.短破折号给文字编辑带来的麻烦最多。
Compare
em rule
- An enruleis aboutdoublethelengthof ahyphen.
- Enrulesare used tomean"to" in suchphrasesas: 1914–18.
- Emrulesareseparatingsignalswhereasenrulesarejoiningsignals.
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