punctuation space

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a period (full stop) or comma, inserted after ⟨“⟩ or ⟨‘⟩ and before ⟨”⟩ or ⟨’⟩ (and sometimes ⟨?⟩ or ⟨!⟩), unless a punctuation mark occurs there. It is Unicode character U+2008. When using X11 input method, the conventional key combination is Compose+Space+Period.
    — Many examples occur on page 204 of the 1837 New Sporting Magazine XIII.

词形变化

punctuation spaces plural

词源

Used to give consistent presentation of quotation marks irrespective of comma or period placement.
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