词汇 | scare quotes |
释义 | scare quotes noun [ plural ] uk/ˈskeə ˌkwəʊts/ us/ˈsker ˌkwoʊts/ (为引起特别注意,或表示用词欠妥等的)提示性引号,着重引号 quotation marks (= the symbols “ ” or ‘ ’ ) that are sometimes put around a word or phrase in a written sentence in order to show that the word is being used in a special way or in a way that may not be correct or true To begin with, "truth" is in quotation marks. Such quotation marks are commonly called "scare quotes" to signal a non-straightforward meaning. 首先,“真相”是用引号引起来的。这样的引号通常被称为“着重引号”,用来提示一种隐晦的意思。
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