punctuation
noun /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/
/ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the marks used in writing that divide sentences and phrases; the system of using these marks
Topics Languagea2标点符号;标点符号用法 词源mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin punctuatio(n-), from the verb punctuare, from punctum ‘a point’.