如何正确使用英语标点符号：大全

此文为英语标点使用指南。牛津大学发布的University of Oxford Style Guide中出现的英文标点有14种，它们是：

以下简要总结各标点的使用。

句号：Jack went to the market.

问号：When did Jack leave the market?

感叹号："Holy crap!" screamed Nancy.

注：句号有两种说法，full stop和period。前者是英式，后者是美式。

冒号

（1）冒号之后的内容用来解释说明和补充冒号之前的内容

A new drink was introduced to Britain: tea.

（2）冒号之前和之后的内容有很强的逻辑关系

I would like to be slim: I will try to lose weight.

We went in trouble this time: the lid had just come off.

分号

（1）分号前后的内容有一定联系，比逗号强，比冒号弱

John was hurt; he knew she only said it to upset him.

（2）分号前后的内容作为独立的存在，有对比的作用，一起服务同一个句子

The best job is the one you enjoy; the worst job is the one you hate.

注：短句的并列，用逗号更好：Man proposes, God disposes.

逗号

我们最熟悉的，用起来没啥难度的。

Thanks for your help, Jack.

The man, who climbed the tower without a safety harness, died of old age.

之前说过dash包括n-dash和m-dash，这三种标点的长度关系如图所示：

最长的m-dash已经退出历史舞台，被n-dash取代。那此后的dash就都默认是n-dash了。

Q: 什么时候用dash呢？dash和hyphen都很短，可以通用吗？

A: dash和hyphen是两种不同的标点，dash比hyphen长。用法如下：

Dash

（1）做插入语，相当于逗号的作用

It was – as far as I could tell – the only example of its kind.

（2）解释或补充说明，相当于冒号的作用

The bus was late today –W