abbreviation
英 [əbriːvɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n]***美 [ə'brivɪ'eʃən]
中文词源
- abbreviation (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French abréviation (15c.), from Late Latin abbreviationem (nominative abbreviatio), noun of action from past participle stem of abbreviare "shorten, make brief," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + breviare "shorten," from brevis "short, low, little, shallow" (see brief (adj.)).
双语例句
- 1. A. D. is the abbreviation for " advertisement " .
- A. D. 是 advertisement 的缩写.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. " Mr " is the abbreviation of " Mister ".
- “ Mr ” 是 “ Mister ” 的缩写.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. Each Reader's Digest condensed book is an abbreviation of an originally longer work.
- 《读者文摘》都是较长原著的缩写本.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.
- 堪萨斯州的邮政缩写是KS。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Isn't that the abbreviation for manuscript?
- 这不是手稿一词的缩写 吗 ?
来自辞典例句
