搜尋結果
scare quotes
- quotation marks placed round a word or phrase to draw attention to an unusual or arguably inaccurate use
noun: scare quote, plural noun: scare quotes
- 釋義
plural
- 1. quotation marks placed round a word or phrase to draw attention to an unusual or arguably inaccurate use putting the term “global warming” in scare quotes serves to subtly cast doubt on the reality of such a phenomenon