interpunction
interpunction — 名詞
1. the symbols and marks, including periods, commas, question marks, and semicolons
標點符號
書寫中用來分隔句子、釐清意義的符號
the symbols and marks, including periods, commas, question marks, and semicolons, that writers place between words and sentences to show the structure and meaning of a text.
Felipe learned the basic rules of interpunction during his first writing class at school.
Felipe 在學校的第一堂寫作課上學到了標點符號的基本規則。
collocation: rules of interpunction
At the newspaper where Yuki worked, correct interpunction was expected in every article.
在 Yuki 工作的那家報社，每一篇文章都要求使用正確的標點符號。
Kwame learned a new system of interpunction when he wrote his first essay in Chinese.
Kwame 在寫第一篇中文作文時，學會了一套新的標點符號系統。
Tamar's teacher marked every missing period and comma, reminding her about proper interpunction.
Tamar 的老師標出每一個漏掉的句號和逗號，提醒她注意正確的標點符號用法。
Good interpunction makes a long piece of text much easier to read and understand.
良好的標點符號運用能讓長篇文章變得更容易閱讀和理解。
- punctuation
the far more common everyday word for the same concept
用法筆記
Much less common than punctuation; used primarily in formal or historical discussions of writing systems.