名詞 punctuation:

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

1. A written or printed symbol used for punctuation; a punctuation mark.
   標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)書(shū)寫(xiě)或打印的用作標(biāo)點(diǎn)的符號(hào); 標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)
2. A punctuation mark(, ) used to indicate a separation of ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence.
   逗號(hào)一種標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)(, ), 用于表示句子結(jié)構(gòu)內(nèi)思想或要素的分開(kāi)
3. Our teacher is very fussy about punctuation.
   我們的老師對(duì)標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)非常重視。
4. Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation.
   我們的老師沒(méi)完沒(méi)了地琢磨著標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)。

punc.tu.a.tion

n.（名詞）

The use of standard marks and signs in writing and printing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases in order to clarify meaning.
標(biāo)點(diǎn)法：在寫(xiě)作及印刷中運(yùn)用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)符號(hào)或標(biāo)志以隔開(kāi)詞而形成句子、從句及詞組從而使意思清晰
The marks so used.
標(biāo)點(diǎn)：被這樣運(yùn)用的符號(hào)
The act or an instance of punctuating.
加標(biāo)點(diǎn)的行為或事例