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/ˈʃɛvɹən/

Meanings
noun

人字形，V字形。

A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve

Examples :

"The sergeant wore two chevrons on his sleeve, indicating his rank. "
那位中士的袖子上戴着两个V字形臂章，表明了他的军衔。
architecture military police sign style wear
noun

书名号, 角引号

A guillemet, either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as ““” and “””.

Examples :

"In French, the dialogue is often enclosed in chevrons, like this: « Bonjour, comment allez-vous ? ». "
在法语中，对话内容通常用书名号（角引号）括起来，就像这样：「你好，你好吗？」。
grammar language writing mark sign linguistics word communication
noun

抑扬符，倒V符号

A háček, a diacritical mark that may resemble an inverted circumflex.

Examples :

"The Czech teacher explained that the little roof-shaped mark above the "r" in her name, pronounced as a "zh" sound, is called a chevron. "
捷克老师解释说，她名字里字母“r”上那个小小的、像屋顶一样的符号，发“zh”的音，那个符号叫做抑扬符 (yìyángfú)，也叫倒V符号 (dào V fúhào)。
mark language writing linguistics

Related Words

Illustration guillemet

guillemet noun

/ɡi.jə.mɛ/

书名号, 法式引号

"In French class, we learned that instead of quotation marks, they use the guillemet, like this: « Bonjour ! ». "

在法语课上，我们学到他们不用引号，而是用书名号一样的法式引号，像这样：「Bonjour !」。

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background noun

/ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/

背景, 经历

"The lawyer had a background in computer science."

这位律师有计算机科学方面的背景。

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increased verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

增加，提高

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

当我说钱丢了的时候，他的愤怒只增不减。

Illustration punctuation

punctuation noun

/pʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/

标点，标点符号

"Proper punctuation, like commas and periods, makes our writing clearer and easier to understand. "

正确的标点符号，比如逗号和句号，能让我们的文章更清晰，更容易理解。

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seamstress noun

/ˈsiːm(p).stɹɪs/

女裁缝，裁缝，缝纫女工。

"The seamstress carefully stitched the new school uniform for my daughter. "

那位女裁缝仔细地为我女儿缝制了新的校服。

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pronounced verb

/pɹəˈnaʊnst/

宣布，宣告

"I hereby pronounce you man and wife."

我现在正式宣布你们结为夫妻。

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diacritical noun

/ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl/ /ˌdaɪɪˈkrɪtɪkəl/

变音符号, 音标附加符号

"The pronunciation guide used diacriticals to show us where to stress each syllable of the new word. "

发音指南使用变音符号来向我们展示新单词每个音节的重音应该放在哪里。

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distances noun

/ˈdɪstənsɪz/ /ˈdɪstənsɪz/

距离, 路程

"From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok."

从莫斯科出发，到圣彼得堡距离相对较短，到新西伯利亚路程比较长，但到符拉迪沃斯托克的路程就更远了。

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scientific adjective

/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

科学的，学术的

"The scientific method is important in my school science class. "

在我的学校科学课上，科学的方法非常重要。

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circumflex noun

/ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/ /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/

抑扬符, ˆ符号

"The French word "château" has a circumflex over the "a," changing its pronunciation. "

法语单词“château”中的字母“a”上有一个抑扬符（ˆ），这个符号改变了它的发音。

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architecture noun

/ˈɑː.kɪ.ˌtɛk.tʃə/ /ˈɑɹkɪtɛktʃɚ/

建筑，建筑学.

"Architecture is the visual public expression of a culture’s achievements, values, and outlook. ― Max Roscoe, "How Your City Is Killing You With Ugliness""

建筑是文化成就、价值观和世界观在公共领域最直观的表达。

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indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

指出，表明，显示。

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

警卫吹响哨子，表明即将出发。