English Dictionary

inverted comma

名詞

イギリス英語 通例複数形

(UK) A type of paired quotation mark: ‘ or “ (beginning the quoted material) and ’ or ” (ending it).

日本語の意味

引用符：引用文の始まりおよび終わりを示す一対の記号（例：‘ と ’、または “ と ”）

He noticed an inverted comma missing at the start of the quoted passage and added it before submitting the essay.

彼は引用部分の先頭にかぎ括弧が抜けていることに気づき、論文を提出する前にそれを付け加えた。

意味（1）

(UK) A type of paired quotation mark: ‘ or “ (beginning the quoted material) and ’ or ” (ending it).

The following paradigm will serve to illustrate what we mean by this term: (37) (a) ‘Will I get a degree?ʼ John wondered (37) (b) John wondered whether he would get a degree (37) (c) John wondered would he get a degree The italicised sequence in (37) (a) is said to be an instance of direct speech: John's exact words are recorded verbatim, and are bounded in the spelling by a question mark and inverted commas; points to note here include the use of the present tense Auxiliary will, the inversion of the Auxiliary, and the use of the first person pronoun I to represent the speaker.

inverted commas （ plural ）