Hyphenation is the name for the act — and the system — of joining words or breaking them with a hyphen. When a teacher talks about hyphenation, they mean the rules: where the dash goes, and which word-pairs get one.

Hyphenation is the name指的是這個名稱, for the act也就是這個動作 and the system還有這套系統, of joining words把字連起來 or breaking them或是把字斷開 with a hyphen用連字號。When a teacher talks about hyphenation老師講到 hyphenation 的時候, they mean the rules指的是這些規則: where the dash goes連字號要放在哪裡, and which word-pairs get one還有哪些字要連起來用。

In printing and on a computer, hyphenation also means breaking a long word at the end of a line so the page looks neat. Different dictionaries, and British and American publishers, do not always choose the same breaks.

In printing在印刷上, and on a computer還有電腦排版上, hyphenation also meanshyphenation 還可以指 breaking a long word把一個長單字斷開 at the end of a line在一行的結尾, so the page looks neat讓版面看起來整齊。Different dictionaries不同的字典, and British and American publishers還有英式跟美式的出版社, do not always choose不一定會選 the same breaks一樣的斷法。

Though actually, a lot of modern writing just avoids hyphenation and lets the whole word jump to the next line. The word names the practice, not the little dash itself.

Though actually不過事實上, a lot of modern writing現代很多文章 just avoids hyphenation乾脆不用斷字, and lets the whole word讓整個單字 jump to the next line直接跳到下一行。The word names這個詞指的是 the practice這種做法, not the little dash itself不是那個小小的連字號本身。