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Semicolon
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分号, 分隔号
the punctuation mark ; used to separate the items in a list or to indicate a pause between two main clauses in a compound sentence
Example
To connect closely related independent clauses, you can use a semicolon; it's a great way to show the relationship between the two sentences.
为了紧密连接相关的独立从句,你可以使用分号;这是展示两个句子之间关系的好方法。
A semicolon can also be used in complex lists where the items themselves contain commas: for example, ' The meeting was attended by John, the CEO; Jane, the CFO; and Emily, the COO.
分号也可以用于复杂的列表,其中每个项目本身都包含逗号:例如,“会议由首席执行官约翰、首席财务官简以及首席运营官艾米丽出席。”