在英文中有很多縮寫或者縮略語(yǔ),例如有些出現(xiàn)在網(wǎng)絡(luò)用語(yǔ)或是短信用語(yǔ)中、有些縮寫則是將政府機(jī)構(gòu)的名稱縮短。
英語(yǔ)里的縮略詞大致分為三類: Abbreviation、Acronym和Initialism。讓我們來(lái)看看縮寫的區(qū)別,以及常用的縮寫有哪些吧。
Any shortened form of a word is an abbreviation.
英文中所有縮略形式統(tǒng)稱為abbreviation。
Jan = January 一月
Mon = Monday 星期一
adj. = adjective 形容詞
Pop = popular 流行
etc. = etcetera 等等
Acronym is a special kind of abbreviation, which is formed by letters taken from a word or series of words, and can be pronounced as a new word.
Acronym是一種特殊的縮略語(yǔ),它的組成通常是由一個(gè)單詞或者一系列單詞中的首字母拼湊而來(lái),并且可以被當(dāng)做一個(gè)新的單詞讀出來(lái)的。
APEC = Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 亞洲太平洋經(jīng)濟(jì)合作組織
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 艾滋病
LED = Light Emitting Diode 發(fā)光二極管
NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization 北大西洋公約組織
LASER = Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Radiation 激光
SCUBA = self-contained underwater breathing apparatus 自給式學(xué)習(xí)呼吸器
RADAR = radio detection and ranging 雷達(dá)
Initialism is another type of abbreviation, it is made up of letters, but it cannot be pronounced as a new word.
Initialism是另一種類型的縮略語(yǔ),它們雖然是由字母組成的,但是不能被當(dāng)做一個(gè)新單詞讀出來(lái)。
FYI = For your information 供參考
BTW = By the way 順便提一下
OMG = Oh my god 我的天啊
JK = Just kidding 開玩笑的
LOL = Laugh out loud 大聲的笑
ROFL = Rolling on Floor Laughing 笑倒在地上打滾
ASAP = As soon as possible 盡快
OTOH = On the other hand 另一方面
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