A written short form of the word 'society'.

A written short form of the word 'society'是society（社會、學會）這個字的書面縮寫。

You will see it in the names of organisations, especially old and formal ones, where it saves space: 'Royal Soc. of Chemistry', 'Amer. Chem. Soc.' It nearly always appears with a capital S and a full stop after it, because it is a shortened name, not a word in its own right.

You will see it in the names of organisations你會在機構名稱裡看到它， especially old and formal ones尤其是古老、正式的機構， where it saves space因為它可以省空間： 'Royal Soc. of Chemistry', 'Amer. Chem. Soc.'像是『Royal Soc. of Chemistry』（皇家化學學會）、『Amer. Chem. Soc.』（美國化學學會）這樣的例子。 It nearly always appears with a capital S and a full stop after it它幾乎都是大寫S、後面加一個句點， because it is a shortened name, not a word in its own right因為它是縮寫的名稱，不是一個獨立的字。

This is writing only. When you read the name aloud, you say the whole word 'society'. Nobody says 'sock' or spells out the letters.

This is writing only這只用在書面上。 When you read the name aloud當你把這個名字唸出來的時候， you say the whole word 'society'你會唸整個字'society'。 Nobody says 'sock'沒有人會唸成'sock'， or spells out the letters也沒有人會一個字母一個字母拼出來。

You will meet it mainly in academic references, journal titles, library catalogues, letterheads, and lists of organisations — places where space is tight and the reader already knows what is meant.

You will meet it mainly in academic references, journal titles, library catalogues, letterheads, and lists of organisations你主要會在學術參考文獻、期刊名稱、圖書館目錄、信頭、還有機構列表裡遇到它—— places where space is tight and the reader already knows what is meant這些地方空間有限，而讀者也已經知道那是什麼意思。

Be careful in reading: 'soc.' in a footnote can also stand for other things depending on the field, and a lowercase 'soc' with no stop is a casual short form of 'social' or 'sociology' in student talk ('soc sci', 'my soc class'). Those are different from this one. Here it is 'society', capital S, with the stop.

Be careful in reading閱讀時要小心： 'soc.' in a footnote can also stand for other things depending on the field註腳裡的'soc.'依照領域不同，也可能代表別的東西， and a lowercase 'soc' with no stop is a casual short form of 'social' or 'sociology' in student talk而沒有句點的小寫'soc'則是學生口語裡'social'或'sociology'的隨意縮寫 ('soc sci', 'my soc class')（像'soc sci'、'my soc class'）。 Those are different from this one這些都跟這裡講的不一樣。 Here it is 'society', capital S, with the stop這裡指的是'society'，大寫S，還有句點。