英语词汇hyphen的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

hyphen. A short line (-) connecting the parts of a compound word. The term has been used since at least the end of the 16th century and derives ultimately from the Greek word for the same, though the Greeks used a different sign than a short line. In the 1890s a congressional clerk was supposed to write: “All foreign fruit-plants are free from duty” in transcribing a recently passed bill. However, he changed the hyphen to a comma and wrote: “All foreign fruit, plants are free from duty.” Before Congress could correct his error with a new law, the government had lost over $2 million in taxes. See comma.

词汇	hyphen
词源	hyphen. A short line (-) connecting the parts of a compound word. The term has been used since at least the end of the 16th century and derives ultimately from the Greek word for the same, though the Greeks used a different sign than a short line. In the 1890s a congressional clerk was supposed to write: “All foreign fruit-plants are free from duty” in transcribing a recently passed bill. However, he changed the hyphen to a comma and wrote: “All foreign fruit, plants are free from duty.” Before Congress could correct his error with a new law, the government had lost over $2 million in taxes. See comma.
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