check@英汉词典

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) K6 P5 d$ E5 ICheck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

& K% f8 |) P$ ]! z1 Y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。
! Y# P5 q* F: t这样看来，英汉词典的这个解释似乎有点误导性。
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Check：
MWCD：a mark typically √ placed beside an item to show it has been noted, examined, or verified
/ Y  `5 c( n+ k7 vSOED：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。）
$ O2 z& H" K5 X& D' f8 UOED：A mark made against an item in an account, list, &c., to show that it has been ‘checked’, i.e. compared and found correct.
+ g. b+ s& x& N4 j. EWBD：a mark (✓) to show that something has been examined or compared;
* M- p0 n' j8 G, o6 t           check mark.
4 s! z- b& q/ R9 r           Usually this mark indicates that the thing is true or right.
7 u  Q+ x5 j+ r/ ^           Sometimes, as on examinations, it indicates something false or wrong.（这个时候，似乎更应该用×号了。）
4 C' u# W% R4 l$ ?; X8 F1 _CD： A mark put against names or items on going over a list, to indicate that they have been verified, compared, or otherwise examined.
! Z% o3 e) d3 n2 S（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.
; `/ Y; w6 }/ T(这个包含的项目就更多了)
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! }, S5 M/ ^( I5 i' E不过，tick，现在好像多指对勾了：
7 q* ?( M$ r1 T+ |+ h7 lSOED: 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.
; a  n" b5 t2 o- d- ?AHD: A light mark used to check off or call attention to an item.