An apostrophe is used to show possession.

撇号被用来表示所有格。

They don't walk like ordinary dogs, but leap and somersault like an apostrophe and comma.

它们不像平常的狗那么走路，一蹦一跳，翻着筋斗前进，像一个撇号和一个逗号。

The apostrophe, it is true to say, is often misused.

事实上撇号经常被误用。

The word 'apostrophe' itself-which language does it come from?

“撇号”这个词本身——它来自哪种语言？

Certain pronouns already have possession built in and don't need an apostrophe.

一些代名词已经“所有格”时就不需要撇号。

So the apostrophe S shows that the mother belongs to the friend.

撇号 S 表示我朋友的母亲。

The apostrophe is placed before the 's'.

撇号放在了“s”之前。

So, for Harris, it is Harris, followed by an apostrophe, as in " Harris' policy."

因，哈里斯来说，应该哈里斯，后面跟一个撇号，如“Harris' policy”。

But when it's a possessive pronoun, there's no apostrophe.

但当它物主代词时，就没有撇号了。

I'm also going to focus on contractions that have apostrophes.

我还将关注带有撇号的缩写。

The word 'apostrophe' itself – which language does it come from?

撇号这个词本身来自哪种语言？

I'm gonna add an apostrophe s.

我要加上撇号 s。

And there is only one apostrophe.

且只有一个撇号。

The apostrophe 's' shows the money belongs to us.

撇号“s”表示钱属我们的。

For example, if I see a sign for taxis at a train station and it says taxi-apostrophe-s-aargh!

比如，如果我看到火车站的出租车标识，并且它上面写的出租车撇号s——我的天！

And this is similar to the way that we use apostrophe S or the possessive S in English.

这类似我们在英语中使用撇号 S 或所有格 S 的方式。

Eric Turkewitz, a New York lawyer, called the debate " apostrophe hell" on the social media website X.

纽约律师埃里克·图克维茨在社交媒体网站 X 上称这场辩论为“撇号地狱”。

But many flooded him with questions about what to do with the apostrophe after Harris.

但许多人向德雷耶提出关哈里斯后面撇号该如何处理的问题。

Which language does the word apostrophe come from?

撇号这个词来自哪种语言？

Add the apostrophe and the letter " s, " Dryer said.

德雷耶说，加上撇号和字母“s”。