"ligature" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 连字
• 绷带（医学用）

Definition

连字指用来把东西绑在一起的物品，医学上用来止血，也指在书写或印刷中将两个或更多字母合为一体的字符。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

医学上'连字'为止血用的线；印刷或书写时则指两个或更多字母组合的字符（如“æ”、“fi”）。较为正式，多出现在专业环境。

Examples

The doctor used a ligature to stop the bleeding.

医生用**绷带**止血。

A ligature can also connect two letters in one symbol.

**连字**也可以将两个字母合成一个符号。

The word 'office' sometimes uses a ligature for 'ff'.

“office”这个单词有时在“ff”处使用**连字**。

Can you see the ligature between the 'f' and the 'i' in this font?

你能看到这个字体里“f”和“i”之间的**连字**吗？

After surgery, the wound was closed with a silk ligature.

手术后，伤口用丝线**绷带**缝合。

Some old books have beautiful ligatures that you rarely see today.

有些老书里有今天很少见的漂亮**连字**。