quotation marksBrE /kwəʊˈteɪʃn mɑːks/ 🔊NAmE /kwoʊˈteɪʃn mɑːrks/ 🔊 (also quotes, ˈspeech marks) (BrE also
in·vert·ed commas) noun [plural] a pair of marks ( ' ' ) or ( “ ” ) placed around a word, sentence, etc. to show that it is what sb said or wrote, that it is a title or that you are using it in an unusual way 引号