- 1縮寫的、簡略的
Abbreviated means made shorter. We talk about an abbreviated name, an abbreviated form, an abbreviated version of a book or a film with parts taken out. It is with -ed, used like an adjective (and also as the ordinary past form: they abbreviated the title). You will see it in school English and in careful writing. In speech, people often just say short or . Though actually, an abbreviated form is not always a rushed, unofficial cut — UK is the normal short name of a country, not a lazy nickname. Do not write "the form"; English wants abbreviated in that slot.
From the word’s history
Past participle of abbreviate, used as an adjective.
動詞 abbreviate(縮寫、縮短)的過去分詞,當形容詞用。
組成abbreviate + -ed: the past form, also used as an adjective meaning made shorter.
同家族的字
- abbreviateabbreviated is the -ed form of this verb
- abbreviationthe noun for the short form
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
abbreviatedadj/əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/
- 1
Shortened; made briefer.
- The abbreviated lesson only took fifteen minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.
- 2
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.
- 3
Scanty, as in clothing.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
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