punctuation

英 [ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn]

美 [ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn]

n. 标点符号; 标点符号用法

BNC.12610 / COCA.15876

牛津词典

noun

标点符号；标点符号用法
the marks used in writing that divide sentences and phrases; the system of using these marks

N-UNCOUNT 标点法
Punctuationis the use of symbols such as full stops or periods, commas, or question marks to divide written words into sentences and clauses.
1. He was known for his poor grammar and punctuation.
  他不通语法和乱用标点是出了名的。
N-UNCOUNT 标点符号
Punctuationis the symbols that you use to divide written words into sentences and clauses.
1. Jessica scanned the lines, none of which had any punctuation.
  杰茜卡把这几行飞快地扫了一眼，没有任何一行加了标点。

noun

the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Synonym:punctuation mark
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

Make sure the email is free of grammar and punctuation errors.
电子邮件一定不能有语法和标点错误。
Examiners come down pretty heavily on mistakes in spelling and punctuation.
主考人对拼写及标点符号方面的错误批评得相当严厉。
According to Grammar Net: Dashes, semicolons and colons are potent punctuation.
根据语法网定义：破折号、分号和冒号都是有效的标点符号。
Plain text consists of some collection of words, whitespace, and punctuation.
纯文本由某些字、空白和标点符号的集合组成。标记文本可能是强调文本、着重强调文本或模块名等等。
Life, Each person's life, this poem is a word, a sentence or a punctuation.
每一个人的人生，都是这诗篇中的一个词、一个句子或者一个标点。
Each language has its own syntax, punctuation, and spelling rules;
每种主笔都有它自己的语法、标点和拼写规则。
You might have known that we are going to talk about punctuation today.
你们可能已经知道了我们今天讲标点。
Jessica scanned the lines, none of which had any punctuation.
杰茜卡把这几行飞快地扫了一眼，没有任何一行加了标点。
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting are correct.
语法，拼写，标点和格式正确。
Find and correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar errors.
发现并改正标点、大写、拼写和语法错误。