1. a dash that is one-half the length of an em dash
en dash 例句
英汉例句
the en dash is also used to indicate ranges of numbers (such as 「7–10 days」), although it isn’t flanked by spaces in this case.
同样,短破折(en)用于指示一个数字范围(如「7-10天」),当这样使用时不需要左右加空格。
en dash (en rule): a rule the length of which equals an en. used to take the place of hyphen in many occasions when finer typography is. required.
半方接线(短划):长度等于半方的短划。很多时,配合精细的排字要求,就用它来代替连字号。
because the replacement text for – is a character reference, it's exactly the same as typing an en dash character.
由于– 的替代文本是一个字符引用,因此它等同于输入一个短横线字符。
most fonts are equipped with at least two dashes: an en dash (–, –, which is the width of a lowercase 「n」) and an em dash (—, —, which is the width of a lowercase 「m」).