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本帖最后由 spearonsquare 于 2017-5-21 11:40 编辑
Check表示选中符号时，英汉词典很多时候翻译为√，例如：
英汉大词典：钩形符号,“√”号
其实，从英英词典看，应翻译为核对记号，虽然通常以√表示，但不排除以其他符号作为选中标记。在我印象中，美国人说check时，许多时候是用×作为选中记号的。
这样看来，英汉词典的这个解释似乎有点误导性。
Check：
MWCD：a mark typically √ placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified
SOED：A mark made against an item in an account or list indicating that it has been verified or noted; a tick. （只是一个tick，根本没有说是对勾。）
OED：A mark made against an item in an account, list, &c., to show that it has been ‘checked’, i.e. compared and found correct.
WBD：a mark (✓) to show that something has been examined or compared;
check mark.
Usually this mark indicates that the thing is true or right.
Sometimes, as on examinations, it indicates something false or wrong.（这个时候，似乎更应该用×号了。）
CD： A mark put against names or items on going over a list, to indicate that they have been verified, compared, or otherwise examined.
（这里，只是说明任何表示选中的符号）
Webster 1913: A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad.
(这个包含的项目就更多了)
不过，tick，现在好像多指对勾了：
SOED: A small dash or other mark (now usu. ‘✓’) made with a pen or pencil to draw attention to something, to check off an item in a list, to indicate the correctness of a written answer or remark, etc.
AHD: A light mark used to check off or call attention to an item.
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发表于 2017-5-21 11:29:01
