majuscule
英 ['mædʒəskjuːl]
美
- n. 大写字母
- adj. [印刷] 大写字母的
英英释义
- 1. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis;
- "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
实用场景例句
- Many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script.
- 许多中世纪的手稿都是用大字体写的.
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双语例句
- 1. Many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script.
- 许多中世纪的手稿都是用大字体写的.
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英文词源
- majuscule
- 18c. (adj)., 1825 (n.), from French majuscule (16c.), from Latin maiuscula (littera), fem. of maiusculus "somewhat larger, somewhat greater," diminutive of maior (see major (adj.)).