apostrophes是什么意思？

apostrophes

• n. 撇号( apostrophe的名词复数 )，省略符号，所有格符号，<语>呼语；

例句

• Expressions given in the Chinese phonetic alphabet have word boundaries marked by apostrophes. 用汉语拼音表示的词语在字与字间用撇号隔开.
• 'Gors Dad's Friend's Sor That's four apostrophes. 崔坤的爸爸的朋友的儿子四个‘的’

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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  撇号，省字号，所有格符号（符号为’）
  An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.