italics

Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing

i·tal·ics /ɪˈtælɪks/ noun [plural]

TCNa type of printed letters that lean to the right, often used to emphasize particular words 斜体字〔常用来表示强调〕

in italics

This example is written in italics.

这个例句是用斜体书写的。

→5 see picture at 见图 font

—italic adjectiveadj

italic script

斜体字母

→ roman

Examples from the Corpus

italics• The parallelisms are reinforced by frequent alliteration, indicated by italics.• Roman type which has vertical stems as distinct from italics or oblique which are set at angles.• The information in italics is for your guidance only.• Finally, quotes, simply by being embraced by quotation marks or set in italics, will attract your readers.• Underlining: Never underline in a release as this is a printing instruction to set in italics.• The Resource Management Initiative-which impacts primarily at Unit level - is shown in italics.• It is customary to print foreign words in italics, so that the name of an organism is usually underlined or italicised.

Origin italics

(1500-1600) Latin italicus “Italian”, from Greek italikos, from Italia “Italy”; because these letters were introduced by a 16th-century Italian printer, Aldus Manutius

单词	italics
释义	italics Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing i·tal·ics /ɪˈtælɪks/ noun [plural] TCNa type of printed letters that lean to the right, often used to emphasize particular words 斜体字〔常用来表示强调〕 in italics This example is written in italics. 这个例句是用斜体书写的。 →5 see picture at 见图 font —italic adjectiveadj italic script 斜体字母 → roman Examples from the Corpus italics• The parallelisms are reinforced by frequent alliteration, indicated by italics.• Roman type which has vertical stems as distinct from italics or oblique which are set at angles.• The information in italics is for your guidance only.• Finally, quotes, simply by being embraced by quotation marks or set in italics, will attract your readers.• Underlining: Never underline in a release as this is a printing instruction to set in italics.• The Resource Management Initiative-which impacts primarily at Unit level - is shown in italics.• It is customary to print foreign words in italics, so that the name of an organism is usually underlined or italicised. Origin italics (1500-1600) Latin italicus “Italian”, from Greek italikos, from Italia “Italy”; because these letters were introduced by a 16th-century Italian printer, Aldus Manutius
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