scare quotes
noun [ plural ] uk/ˈskeə ˌkwəʊts/ us/ˈsker ˌkwoʊts/
（为引起特别注意，或表示用词欠妥等的）提示性引号，着重引号
quotation marks (= the symbols “ ” or ‘ ’ ) that are sometimes put around a word or phrase in a written sentence in order to show that the word is being used in a special way or in a way that may not be correct or true
To begin with, "truth" is in quotation marks. Such quotation marks are commonly called "scare quotes" to signal a non-straightforward meaning. 首先，“真相”是用引号引起来的。这样的引号通常被称为“着重引号”，用来提示一种隐晦的意思。
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- I will not join Twitter, but if I did, I would "follow" you. I use scare quotes because that just sounds creepy to me.
- I’ve put scare quotes around “fermions” and “bosons”, for reasons that are obvious to anyone who has taken more than a passing glance at Garrett’s paper.
- You can add scare quotes to "imperialism" in that sentence if it's strictly necessary for your mental health.
- The scare quotes sound the alarm, and so alert readers to the idea that something is deficient or inappropriate about the word being used.