/ˈhaɪ.fən/
连字符,一种标点符号(-),用于连接两个或多个单词组成复合词,或在单词在行末断开时使用。
Please use a hyphen between "well" and "known" in this sentence.
请在这句话中的"well"和"known"之间加一个连字符。
The editor reminded me that compound adjectives placed before a noun, such as "state-of-the-art," should be joined with hyphens to avoid ambiguity.
编辑提醒我,放在名词前的复合形容词,如"state-of-the-art",应该用连字符连接以避免歧义。
该词源自晚期拉丁语 hyphen,再追溯至希腊语 ὑφέν(hyphén),意为"合在一起"。希腊语前缀 ὑπό(hypó,意为"在……之下")与 ἕν(hén,意为"一")组合而成,最初指将两个音节"合为一体"的符号。该词在16世纪进入英语,用以表示这一标点符号。