Lit. is a short written form of literature or literary. You see it in notes, course names, and book talk: Eng. lit. for English literature, lit. crit. for literary criticism, a lit. magazine for a literary magazine. The full stop is a hint that letters were cut.

Lit.Lit. is a short written form是書面上的縮寫 of literature or literary縮寫自literature或literary。You see it in notes, course names, and book talk你會在筆記、課程名稱、談論書的時候看到它：Eng. lit. for English literatureEng. lit.代表English literature，lit. crit. for literary criticismlit. crit.代表literary criticism，a lit. magazine for a literary magazinea lit. magazine代表a literary magazine。The full stop那個句點 is a hint是個提示 that letters were cut表示有字母被省略了

When you speak, you usually say the full word — “literature,” not “lit” — unless you are being very casual (“I’m doing lit this term”).

When you speak說話的時候，you usually say the full word你通常會講完整的字——"literature," not "lit"「literature」，不是「lit」——unless you are being very casual除非講得非常隨性（"I'm doing lit this term"像「I'm doing lit this term」這樣）

Though actually, the same letters without the stop are other words entirely: lit as the past of light (“she lit the candle”), and slang lit for “exciting” or drunk. Those are not this entry. This one is only the school-and-books shortening.

Though actually不過其實，the same letters without the stop are other words entirely同樣的字母沒有句點時完全是別的字：lit as the past of light ("she lit the candle")lit可以是light的過去式（「she lit the candle」），and slang lit for "exciting" or drunk還有俚語lit表示「很嗨」或喝醉。Those are not this entry那些不是這個詞條在講的。This one is only the school-and-books shortening這裡只講學校和書籍用的這個縮寫