placeholder

/ˈpleɪsˌhoʊldɚ/

Meanings

noun

占位符，替代符。

Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.

Examples :

"Please enter your name here; "Your Name" is just a placeholder until you fill it in. "

请在这里输入你的名字；“你的名字”只是一个占位符，等你填写后就会被替换掉。

Related Words

generic noun

/dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/

通用名产品，非专利产品

"The pharmacy sold a generic brand of ibuprofen. "

这家药店出售一种通用名的布洛芬产品。

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

holds noun

/həʊldz/ /hoʊldz/

抓握，握持.

"Keep a firm hold on the handlebars."

牢牢抓住车把。

included verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪd/

包括，包含，涵盖

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

如果你愿意把租车费用也包括进去，我就买这个度假套餐。

please verb

/pliːz/ /pliz/

使高兴，取悦，使满意。

"Her presentation pleased the executives."

她的演示让高管们很满意。

reserves noun

/ɹɪˈzɜːvz/ /ɹɪˈzɝvz/

含蓄，矜持。

"Her reserves around new people made it difficult for her to make friends easily. "

她面对陌生人时的含蓄和矜持，让她很难轻易交到朋友。

temporarily adverb

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹəɹəli/ /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/

暂时地，临时地

"The store is temporarily closed for renovations. "

这家店因为装修暂时关闭。

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

denotes verb

/dɪˈnəʊts/ /dɪˈnoʊts/

表示，指示。

"The yellow blazes denote the trail."

黄色的标志指示着这条小路。

substitute noun

/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/

替代品，代替物

"The substitute teacher was very good at explaining the difficult math concepts. "

代课老师很擅长讲解那些难懂的数学概念。

remain noun

/ɹɪˈmeɪn/

剩余物，残余，遗迹。

"After the party, the only remains were a few empty plates and a half-eaten cake. "

派对结束后，剩下的只有几个空盘子和一块吃了一半的蛋糕（残余）。

known verb

/nəʊn/ /noʊn/

知道，了解

"He knew something terrible was going to happen."

他知道有可怕的事情要发生了。