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colon n.冒号 colon (n.1) punctuation mark, 1540s, from Latin colon "part of a poem," from Greek kolon (with a long initial -o-) "part of a verse," literally "limb, member" (especially the leg, but also of a tree limb), also, figuratively, "a clause of a sentence," from PIE root *(s)kel- (3) "bent, crooked" (see scoliosis). Meaning evolved from "independent clause" to punctuation mark that sets it off.colon (n.2) "large intestine," late 14c., from Greek kolon (with a short initial -o-) "large intestine," of unknown origin. 【记】colon, 象形，有两个圆圈；colonel 校级军官；都至少是二星,也就是“:”

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[kəu'lən] 【英】 n.冒号(punctuation mark[:]) n. 冒号(用于引导一个引用语、解释说明、例子)【记】把colon从上往下写, 在把两个o用笔图黑, 冒号就出现了.

单词	colon
音标	[kəu'lən]
解释	n.冒号
红宝书	【英】 n.冒号(punctuation mark[:])
字源	colon (n.1) punctuation mark, 1540s, from Latin colon "part of a poem," from Greek kolon (with a long initial -o-) "part of a verse," literally "limb, member" (especially the leg, but also of a tree limb), also, figuratively, "a clause of a sentence," from PIE root *(s)kel- (3) "bent, crooked" (see scoliosis). Meaning evolved from "independent clause" to punctuation mark that sets it off. colon (n.2) "large intestine," late 14c., from Greek kolon (with a short initial -o-) "large intestine," of unknown origin.
不择手段背单词	n. 冒号(用于引导一个引用语、解释说明、例子) 【记】把colon从上往下写, 在把两个o用笔图黑, 冒号就出现了.
趣味全助记	【记】colon, 象形，有两个圆圈；colonel 校级军官；都至少是二星,也就是“:”

Colon Punctuation Part Greek Kolon Initial O Large