名词 “comma”
单 comma,复 commas, commata
- 逗号
She used a comma to separate each clause in her long sentence.
- 一种属于Polygonia属的蝴蝶,其翅膀下方有一个小逗号形状的标记。
We watched a bright orange comma flutter across the garden path.
- (音乐中)两个音程之间音高的微小差异,这两个音程通常被认为是相同的。
Using the Pythagorean tuning results in the Pythagorean comma between diatonically equivalent notes.
- (在遗传学中)用于分隔遗传密码中项目的定界符
Removing a comma in the DNA sequence caused an unexpected protein change.
- (修辞学,古希腊语中)一个简短的短语或从句,通常用逗号表示。
An orator might pause slightly for a comma to emphasize a point.