hyphen

n. 连字符
vt. 用连字符连接

动词过去式:hyphened 过去分词:hyphened 现在分词:hyphening 第三人称单数:hyphens 

hy.phen

n.（名词）
A punctuation mark ( - ) used between the parts of a compound word or name or between the syllables of a word, especially when divided at the end of a line of text.
连字号：用于一个合成词的两部分之间的或一个单词的字节之间的一种标点符号，尤其是一行或一段结束时用
v.tr.（及物动词）
hy.phened,hy.phen.ing,hy.phens
To hyphenate.
划连字号

来源：
Late Latin
后期拉丁语
from Greek huphen [a sign indicating a compound or two words which are to be read as one]
源自 希腊语 huphen [一个暗示一个合成词或两个词要读成一个词的记号]
from huph` hen [in one]
源自 huph` hen [在一个词]
hupo [under] * see hypo-
hupo [在…之下] *参见 hypo-
hen [neuter of] heis [one] * see sem-
hen [] heis的中性 [一个] *参见 sem-