English Dictionary

guillemet

/ˌɡi.(j)əˈme(ɪ)/

noun

Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as " (and formerly also “ and ”).

She used guillemets to indicate a quotation in her essay.

意味（1）

Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as " (and formerly also “ and ”).

Guillemets, however, proved popular and remain the key method of indicating quotations in French, Arabic, Italian, Greek and many other languages.