inverted commas
noun /ɪnˌvɜːtɪd ˈkɒməz/
/ɪnˌvɜːrtɪd ˈkɑːməz/
(British English) (also quotation marks, quotes, quote marks, speech marks (British and North American English))
[plural]Idioms - a pair of marks (‘ ’) or ( “ ” ) placed around a word, sentence, etc. to show that it is what somebody said or wrote, that it is a title or that you are using it in an unusual way
引号
Idioms
in inverted commas
- (informal) used to show that you think a particular word, description, etc. is not true or appropriate
（对正确性或适合性表示质疑）所谓的，加引号的 - The manager showed us to our ‘luxury apartment’, in inverted commas.
经理带我们去看了我们所谓的 “豪华单元房”。
- The manager showed us to our ‘luxury apartment’, in inverted commas.