hyphenation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌhaɪ.fənˈeɪʃ.ən/ us/ˌhaɪ.fənˈeɪʃ.ən/
连字符的使用
the use of the symbol -, joining two words or two parts of a word
the rules of hyphenation 连字符的使用规则
Differences in hyphenation can result from differences in pronunciation. 发音上的差异可能导致连字符使用的差异。
The production calls itself a "mystery-comedy", and the hyphenation doesn't end there: it also adds "melodrama-farce". 该作品自称是一部 “推理剧-喜剧”，这还没完，其还自称是一部“情节剧-闹剧”。
See: hyphenate
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- Bad hyphenation is inexcusable in a book of this kind.
- The problem could have been a spelling error, hyphenation problem, or transposed number.
- No matter the clumsiness of hyphenation, her sons would have both her name and her husband's.