英文词源
- punctuate (v.)
- 1630s, "to point out," from Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare, from Latin punctus (see point (n.)). Meaning in reference to text, "to have pauses or stops indicated," is from 1818, probably a back-formation from punctuation. Hence, "interrupted at intervals" (1833). Related: Punctuated; punctuating.
中文词源
来自拉丁语punctum,点，刺点，来自pungere,刺，击，词源同pungent,point.引申词义打标点符号。
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