apostrophe

UK:  [ə'pɒstrəfi]

US:  [ə'pɑstrəfi]

复数：apostrophes  

n.

1.撇号,省字号

2.上撇号

3.省略号

4.省字符

5.所有格符号

6.复数符号

7.表示一字中的某一音不发

8.【修辞学】顿呼法

1 . To ensure that an entry that looks like a date is interpreted as text, type an apostrophe at the beginning of the entry.
为了确保一个看起来像日期的条目被解释为文本，在输入开始时键入一个撇号。该撇号不显示在单元格中。

2 . The word is broken at the apostrophe; otherwise, the letters following the apostrophe are trimmed.
则在撇号处断词，否则，撇号后的字母将被剪裁掉。

3 . On the old woman's knee was a large drop of blood shaped like an apostrophe.
在老太太的膝盖上有一个很大的镰刀状的伤口，就像一个撇号。

4 . If the sentence is correct, you need the apostrophe. Otherwise leave it out.
若句子仍然没错就表示需要用撇号，反之则别用。

5 . Initially the apostrophe was used to signify the omission of a sound. Gradually it came to signify possession.
起初，撇号用于标识一个音节的省略，渐渐地又用于表示拥有。