punctuation

英 [ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn]

美 [ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn]

n. 标点符号; 标点符号用法

BNC.12610 / COCA.15876

牛津词典

noun

标点符号；标点符号用法
the marks used in writing that divide sentences and phrases; the system of using these marks

N-UNCOUNT 标点法
Punctuationis the use of symbols such as full stops or periods, commas, or question marks to divide written words into sentences and clauses.
1. He was known for his poor grammar and punctuation.
  他不通语法和乱用标点是出了名的。
N-UNCOUNT 标点符号
Punctuationis the symbols that you use to divide written words into sentences and clauses.
1. Jessica scanned the lines, none of which had any punctuation.
  杰茜卡把这几行飞快地扫了一眼，没有任何一行加了标点。

noun

the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Synonym:punctuation mark
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

Life, Each person's life, this poem is a word, a sentence or a punctuation.
每一个人的人生，都是这诗篇中的一个词、一个句子或者一个标点。
Character: Any letter, figure, punctuation mark or symbol in typesetting.
活字的宽度、储备、字体或字号等字符：排字时所用的任何字母、数字、标点、和符号。
Plain text consists of some collection of words, whitespace, and punctuation.
纯文本由某些字、空白和标点符号的集合组成。标记文本可能是强调文本、着重强调文本或模块名等等。
According to Grammar Net: Dashes, semicolons and colons are potent punctuation.
根据语法网定义：破折号、分号和冒号都是有效的标点符号。
You might have known that we are going to talk about punctuation today.
你们可能已经知道了我们今天讲标点。
If you typed an address, make sure the punctuation and spelling are correct.
如果键入了一个地址，请确保标点符号和拼写是正确的。
Each language has its own syntax, punctuation, and spelling rules;
每种主笔都有它自己的语法、标点和拼写规则。
In this writing, some punctuation and capital letters have been left out.
在这个写作里，一些标点和大写字母已经不在了。
In this case the% substitutes other punctuation characters and whitespace.
在这里，%会替换其他的标点符号和空格。
Be consistent in grammar and punctuation.
在文法和标点符号上保持一致。