ligature
US /ˈlɪɡ.ə.tʃɚ/
UK /ˈlɪɡ.ə.tʃər/
名詞
1.
結紮線, 束帶
a thing that ties or binds something tightly
範例:
•
The surgeon used a strong ligature to tie off the blood vessel.
外科醫生用一根結實的結紮線扎住血管。
•
The ancient manuscript had several pages held together by a silk ligature.
這份古老的手稿有幾頁是用絲綢束帶繫在一起的。
2.
連字, 合字
a character consisting of two or more letters joined together, for example æ
範例:
•
The typeface included several beautiful ligatures for common letter combinations.
該字體包含了一些用於常見字母組合的精美連字。
•
The 'fi' ligature is often used in typography to improve readability.
「fi」連字常用於排版中以提高可讀性。