音标:[əˈpɔstrəfi:z] ;
n. 撇号( apostrophe的复数形式 ); 省略符号; 所有格符号; <语>呼语
n. address to an absent or imaginary person
n. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

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发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语法 Grammar Girl

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