英语中缩写单词后要不要加点?

发布时间:2016-09-21来源:牛津词典 作者:网站编辑浏览量:1913

    人们经常不确定到底什么时候要在缩写词后面加个点,什么时候不用。下文是使用规则:在英国英语和美国英语中,如果缩写是从各单词的首字母得来的,通常无须加点。

    People are often uncertain about whether or not to use full stops in abbreviations. Here are some guidelines:

    人们经常不确定到底什么时候要在缩写词后面加个点,什么时候不用。下文是使用规则:

    1. In both British and American English, if you are using initial (i.e. first) letters to represent words, you don’t normally need to put a full stop after them:

    在英国英语和美国英语中,如果缩写是从各单词的首字母得来的,通常无须加点,如:

    BBC(British Broadcasting Corporation英国广播公司)

    CNN(Cable News Network美国有线电视新闻网)

    UK(the United Kingdom联合王国)

    NATO(the North Atlantic Treaty Organization北大西洋公约组织)

    IAEA(International Atomic Energy Agency国际原子能机构)

    2. In American English, however, it is common to use a full stop as an alternative style for certain abbreviations, in particular:

    但是,在美国英语中,有些缩写可以加点也可以不加点,如:

    USA or U.S.A.

    US or U.S.

    3. If an abbreviation consists of the first and last letters of a word, you don’t need to use a full stop at the end:

    如果缩写是由首字母和末尾字母组成的,则无须加点,如:

    Mr(Mister先生)

    Dr(Doctor医生)

    4. If the abbreviation consists only of the first part of a word, then you should put a full stop at the end:

    如果缩写只是某个单词开头的几个字母组成,则需要加点,如:

    Wed. (Wednesday周三)

    Dec. (December十二月)

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