To italicize a word is to print or type it in letters that lean to the right — the style called italics. Writers and teachers do this when a word needs to stand out: the title of a book or film, a word from another language, or a word you should read with extra feeling.

To italicize a word要italicize一個字 is to print or type it in letters that lean to the right就是把它印成或打成向右傾斜的字母——the style called italics這種樣式叫做italics（斜體）。Writers and teachers do this作者和老師會這樣做 when a word needs to stand out當一個字需要被凸顯出來的時候: the title of a book or film像是書名或電影名 a word from another language來自另一個語言的字 or a word you should read with extra feeling或是需要用額外情感去讀的字。

On a computer you often click a button, and the machine italicizes the words for you.

On a computer在電腦上 you often click a button你通常只要點一下按鈕 and the machine italicizes the words for you機器就會幫你把字變成italics。

In American spelling it is italicize; in British spelling you may see italicise.

In American spelling it is italicize美式拼法是italicize; in British spelling you may see italicise英式拼法你可能會看到italicise。

People sometimes say italicize when they only mean “make it noticeable” — though actually bold type and underlining are different tools, and italics have their own job. If you italicize almost every line, nothing is special any more.

People sometimes say italicize有些人講italicize when they only mean "make it noticeable"只是想表達「讓它變得比較顯眼」——though actually bold type and underlining are different tools不過實際上，粗體和底線是不同的工具 and italics have their own jobitalics有它自己的功能。If you italicize almost every line如果你把幾乎每一行都italicize nothing is special any more那就沒有什麼是特別的了。