apostrophize
US /əˈpɑː.strə.faɪz/
UK /əˈpɒs.trə.faɪz/
動詞
1.
呼告, 呼喚
to address an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem to someone or something (often absent or personified)
範例:
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The poet began to apostrophize the moon in the final stanza.
詩人在最後一節開始呼告月亮。
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He stood on the stage to apostrophize the spirit of liberty.
他站在台上呼喚自由之魂。
2.
加撇號
to punctuate a word with an apostrophe
範例:
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You need to apostrophize the word 'don't' correctly.
你需要正確地在 'don't' 這個詞中加撇號。
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The student forgot to apostrophize the possessive noun.
學生忘了在所有格名詞上加撇號。
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