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.)).
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
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英 [əbriːvɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [ə'brivɪ'eʃən]
n. 缩写;缩写词
英文词源
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.