noun 下载 🔗分享 除号,删除号,剑号 A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk. Examples : "The editor used an obelus next to the sentence in the old manuscript, indicating he suspected it was a later addition and not part of the original text. " 编辑在古老的手稿中,在那句话旁边用了一个剑号(⨪),表示他怀疑这句话是后来添加的,并非原文的一部分。 writing language mark literature history sign word 与AI对话词汇游戏阅读练习
noun 下载 🔗分享 短剑号, 剑标 A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk. Examples : "The footnote explaining the unusual plant name was marked with an obelus. " 解释这个奇特植物名称的脚注上标有一个剑标(†)。 mark writing language history communication 与AI对话词汇游戏阅读练习