The Parisian printer Geoffroy Tory promoted it in the 1520s, and it first appeared in an English text in 1559.

在16世纪20年代时，巴黎印刷商Geoffroy Tory推出撇号。1559年，撇号首次出现在英语文本里面。

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Geoffroy made a series of caricatures of the favorite characters television series, as well as famous actors and artists.

Geoffroy创作了一系列电视剧集角色、著名演员和艺术家的讽刺画。

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Heart-shapes may have been popular in more plentiful times but Geoffroy Medinger, the French jeweller’s UK brand director, says they don’t hold their value as well as more conservative cuts.

在物质丰富时期，心形戒指也许会畅销，但是，为法国珠宝商担任品牌总监的Geoffroy Medinger说心形戒指并不像那些更为传统的图形那样能长久的保持价值。

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Christine Geoffroy's book is equally accessible, but not (at least to this Anglo-Saxon reviewer) as much fun.

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"The black display makes this watch unique, and Tiffany adds to the value, " says Geoffroy Ader, Sotheby's European head of watches.

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Ms Geoffroy does a better job with her voyage through history, though when she comes to the present she is less convincing.

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