A short written form of 'university'. You will only ever see it, never hear it — nobody says 'univ' out loud; they say the whole word 'university'.

'university'「university」 a short written form of的簡短書面縮寫。 You will only ever see it你只會看到這個寫法, never hear it不會聽到 — nobody says 'univ' out loud沒有人會把「univ」唸出來; they say the whole word 'university'他們會說完整的「university」。

It turns up where space is tight: on name cards, in addresses, in lists of schools, in academic references, and in the names of institutions on signs or letterheads, as in 'Natl. Taiwan Univ.' The capital U and the full stop are both part of it.

It turns up它出現在 where space is tight空間有限的地方: on name cards名片上, in addresses地址裡, in lists of schools學校名單裡, in academic references學術文獻的引用裡, and in the names of institutions on signs or letterheads還有招牌或信頭上的機構名稱裡, as in像是 'Natl. Taiwan Univ.'「Natl. Taiwan Univ.」台灣大學。 The capital U and the full stop大寫的U和句點 are both part of it都是這個縮寫的一部分。

In British writing the full stop is often dropped ('Univ'), and at Oxford, 'Univ' with no full stop is the nickname of one particular college (University College).

In British writing在英式寫法裡 the full stop is often dropped句點常常被省略 ('Univ')(寫成「Univ」), and at Oxford而且在牛津, 'Univ' with no full stop不加句點的「Univ」 is the nickname of one particular college是某個學院的暱稱 (University College)(University College大學學院)。

Note that this is an abbreviation, not a word in its own right — when you read it aloud, you say 'university'.

Note that要注意 this is an abbreviation這是一個縮寫, not a word in its own right本身並不是一個獨立的單字 — when you read it aloud當你把它唸出來的時候, you say要說 'university'「university」。