hyphen
hyphen — noun
- hyphensingular
- hyphensplural
1. a short horizontal line (-) placed between words or word parts to show they belo
a short horizontal line (-) placed between words or word parts to show they belong together, to mark where a word breaks across lines, or to indicate a missing element
Lucas explained that 'part-time' needs a hyphen while 'full time' does not.
compound word: part-time vs two-word phrase
The printer split 'understand' with a hyphen, printing 'under-' on the first line.
Aarav was confused by the hyphen in 're-cover' versus 'recover' without one.
Sofie checked the style guide to see whether 'high school' takes a hyphen.
Jin added hyphens to all the ages in the article, writing 'seven-year-old boy.'
- dash
a longer punctuation mark (—) used to separate clauses, not to join words
用法筆記
Distinguish from the dash (—) and the en dash (–), which are longer marks used to separate clauses or show ranges — never to join words.
常見錯誤
hyphen — verb
- hyphenpresent simple I / you / we / they
- hyphens3rd person singular
- hyphening-ing form
- hyphenedpast simple
1. to write or print a word using a hyphen to link its parts, or to split it with a
to write or print a word using a hyphen to link its parts, or to split it with a hyphen at a line break
Baraka must hyphen 'long-term' on the poster and also 'well-known.'
Keiko's style sheet tells editors exactly when to hyphen phrases like 'up-to-date' in the draft.
hyphen + compound: 'up-to-date'
Renata needs to hyphen each compound adjective in her research paper.
Tamar asked whether to hyphen 'follow up' when using it as a noun.
Otis decided to hyphen the word across two lines, writing 'gov-ernment.'
- hyphenate
the more common verb form with identical meaning; preferred in everyday use
文法句型
hyphen + noun phrase
用法筆記
Same as 'hyphenate,' which is the more common verb form. 'Hyphen' as a verb appears mostly in editing and typesetting contexts.