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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    scare quotes

    • IPA[ˈsker ˌkwōts]

    美式

    • plural
      quotation marks used around a word or phrase when they are not required, thereby eliciting attention or doubts

    • noun: scare quote, plural noun: scare quotes

    • 釋義

    plural

    • 1. quotation marks used around a word or phrase when they are not required, thereby eliciting attention or doubts putting the term “global warming” in scare quotes serves to subtly cast doubt on the reality of such a phenomenon