"hyphenate" in Chinese (Traditional)
用連字號連接
Definition
用連字號(-)連接或分隔單字,通常用於書寫時形成複合詞或在換行處切分單字。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
主要用於正式或學術寫作。常見於複合形容詞(如 well-known)、換行或需要釐清的情境。不要與破折號(較長的標點)混淆。
Examples
Please hyphenate the word 'self-esteem'.
請把“self-esteem”**用連字號連接**起來。
Should we hyphenate 'part-time' or write it as one word?
'part-time' 應該**用連字號連接**,還是寫成一個詞?
Some editors like to hyphenate long words at line breaks.
有些編輯喜歡在換行處**用連字號分隔**長單字。
Don’t forget to hyphenate ‘mother-in-law’—it looks weird without the hyphens.
別忘了**用連字號連接**“mother-in-law”,沒有連字號看起來很奇怪。
I always get confused about when to hyphenate compound adjectives.
我總是搞不清楚什麼時候需要**用連字號連接**複合形容詞。
The program will automatically hyphenate words if they don’t fit at the end of a line.
如果單字在行末放不下,程式會自動**用連字號分割**。