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That little "a" with a circle curling around it that is found in email addresses is most commonly referred to as the "at" symbol.<BR> 小写字母a外加个圆圈,这一符号常出现在email(电子邮件)地址中,通常是作为"at"(在)的标记。
<P> Surprisingly though, there is no official, universal name for this sign. There are dozens of strange terms to describe the @ symbol. <BR> 然而令人感到惊奇的是,这一标记居然没有官方的,通用的名称。有几十个奇怪的术语用来描绘@这一符号。 </P>
<P> Before it became the standard symbol for electronic mail, the @ symbol was used to represent the cost or weight of something. For instance, if you purchased 6 apples, you might write it as 6 apples @ $1.10 each.<BR> @这一符号在成为电子邮件的标准符号之前,曾被用来表示物品的单价或质量。例如,你买6只苹果。就可以写成"六只苹果,每只@$1.10,表示每只苹果1.10美元。</P>
<P> With the introduction of e-mail came the popularity of the @ symbol. The @ symbol or the "at sign" separates a person's online user name from his mail server address. For instance, <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" >[email protected]</A>. Its widespread use on the Internet made it necessary to put this symbol on keyboards in other countries that have never seen or used the symbol before. As a result, there is really no official name for this symbol.<BR></P> |
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