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virgules

/ˈvɜːrɡjuːlz/ /ˈvɜːrɡjuːlz/

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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 :

"In medieval manuscripts, scribes often used virgules / to separate phrases and indicate pauses, much like we use commas today. "

在中世纪的手稿中，抄写员们经常使用斜线符号“/”（一种类似于逗号的分隔号）来分隔短语和表示停顿，很像我们今天使用逗号一样。

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noun

斜线，正斜杠

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

Examples :

"The poem's text included several virgules to indicate where the lines broke when the author read it aloud: "To be / or not to be / that is the question." "

这首诗的文本中包含了几个斜线（正斜杠），用来标明作者朗读时诗句的断行位置：“生存还是毁灭 / 这是个问题。”

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noun

竖线，分隔号

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

Examples :

"The poetry teacher asked us to mark the stressed syllables in the poem with accents and to separate the metrical feet using virgules. "

诗歌老师要求我们用重音符号标出诗中重读的音节，并用竖线分隔开音步。

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