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virgule

/ˈvəː.ɡjuːl/ /ˈvɝ.ɡjul/

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noun

斜线，分隔号.

A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash ⟨/⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ and used as a scratch comma and caesura mark.

Examples :

"The medieval scribe used a virgule between phrases, much like we use a comma or a short pause today. "

中世纪的抄写员会在短语之间使用一种叫做“斜划线”的符号 (virgule)，用法很像我们今天使用的逗号或者一个短暂的停顿。

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noun

斜线，反斜线

A slash, ⟨/⟩ or ⟨／⟩, particularly in its use to mark line breaks within quotes.

Examples :

"The teacher told us to use a virgule to show where lines break in a poem when we quote it in our essays: "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, / But I have promises to keep." "

老师告诉我们，在论文里引用诗歌时，如果诗句有换行，要用斜线（/）来标明，就像这样：“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, / But I have promises to keep。”

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noun

斜线，竖线。

A pipe, ⟨|⟩, particularly in its use to mark metrical feet.

Examples :

"The poetry teacher explained that the virgule ⟨|⟩ marks the division of metrical feet in the poem. "

诗歌老师解释说，斜线/竖线“|”用来标记诗歌中音步的划分。

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