hyphen
n. 連字元,連(字)號
A hyphen is the punctuation sign used to join words together to make a compound, as in 'left-handed'. People also use a hyphen to show that the rest of a word is on the next line.
1. a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
1. divide or connect with a hyphen;
The following expressions match all lowercase letters and the hyphen.
下面的表示式匹配所有小寫字母和連字元.
Those two words need to be connected a hyphen.
那兩個字要用連字元號連起來.
The dash is longer than the hyphen.
破折號比連字元稍長點.
Use a hyphen inside a character set to specify a range.
使用連字號內的字符集,以指定一個範圍.
Discretionary hyphen: Hyphen inserted by keyboard and which overrides the hyphenation program in use.
決斷式連字: 用鍵盤加上連字號的情況,它可以取代連字程式所用的連字法.