课110:缩写词和首字母缩写词

Lesson 110: Abbreviations and Acronyms

Here is a list of common abbreviations, what they mean and the language from which they come (if it's not English). 以下是常见缩写的列表,它们的含义以及它们的来源语言(如果不是英语)。

The list also contains common acronyms, where the name of something, or a phrase, is abbreviated to just the first letter of each word. 该列表还包含常见的首字母缩写词,其中事物或短语的名称缩写为每个单词的第一个字母。

Acronyms are useful in mobile phone texting, to save space. 首字母缩略词在手机短信中很有用,以节省空间。

This is not a full list. 这不是完整列表。 English has about 40,000 acronyms and abbreviations! 英语大约有40,000个缩写词和缩写!

3M, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (= maker of adhesive tapes and other products) 明尼苏达州采矿和制造(=胶带和其他产品的制造商)

AA, Alcoholics Anonymous 酗酒者匿名

ABS, Anti-lock Braking System 防锁刹车系统

ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (= a common plastic) 丙烯腈丁二烯苯乙烯(=普通塑料)

A.D., anno domini (Latin) (= in the year of our Lord, the starting year of the Gregorian calendar) anno domini(拉丁语)(=公历年,公历的开始年)

ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 注意缺陷多动障碍

AEG, Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft, a German maker of home appliances 德国家用电器制造商AllgemeineElektricitäts-Gesellschaft

AEMO, Australian Energy Market Operator 澳大利亚能源市场运营商


AFL, Australian Football League 澳大利亚足球联赛

AFLW, Australian Football League (Women's) 澳大利亚足球联赛(女子)

AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 获得性免疫缺陷综合症

AKA, Also Known As 也称为

ALDI, Albrecht Discount (= a supermarket named after its owners) Albrecht Discount(=以其所有者命名的超市)

A.M., ante meridiem (Latin) (="before midday") ante meridiem(Latin)(=“中午之前”)

AMA, Australian Medical Association 澳大利亚医学会


AMD, Advanced Micro Devices (= a semiconductor chip maker) Advanced Micro Devices(=半导体芯片制造商)

ANZ, Australia and New Zealand Bank 澳大利亚和新西兰银行

ARL, Australian Rugby League 澳大利亚橄榄球联盟

ASAP, As Soon As Possible 尽快地

ASX, Australian Stock Exchange 澳大利亚证券交易所

ATO, Australian Taxation Office 澳大利亚税务局

AUDI, Latin translation of surname Horch (= listen) of the founder of the German carmaker. 这是德国汽车制造商的创始人姓霍希(=听)的拉丁语翻译

AWOL, Absent Without Leave 没有请假而缺席


BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司

BF, Boyfriend 男朋友

BMW, Bayerische Motoren Werke (= Bavarian Motor Works, a German carmaker). Bayerische Motoren Werke(=德国汽车制造商巴伐利亚汽车公司)

BP, British Petroleum 英国石油

BTW, By the Way 顺便一提


CBA, Commonwealth Bank of Australia 澳大利亚联邦银行

CC, Copy Circulated (= a copy of an email to someone) 散发副本(=发送给某人的电子邮件副本)

CEO, Chief Executive Officer 首席执行官

CFO, Chief Financial Officer 首席财务官

CV, curriculum vitae (Latin) (=“course of life”, a resumé of your life). 简历(拉丁文)(=“人生历程”,是您的人生简历)。


DIY, Do It Yourself 自己做

DOA, Dead On Arrival 抵达时死亡

DOB, Date Of Birth 出生日期


EDST, Eastern Daylight Saving Time (= a 1-hour time change for summer, in NSW, TAS, VIC, ACT, SA and NT) 东部夏令时间(=夏令时更改为1小时,在新南威尔士州,塔斯马尼亚州,维多利亚州,首都地区,南部非洲和北领地)

EFTPOS, Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Service 服务点的电子资金转帐

E.G., exempli gratia (Latin) = "for example" exempli gratia(拉丁文)=“例如”

ESA, European Space Agency 欧洲航天局

ESL, English As A Second Language 英语作为第二语言


EST, Eastern Standard Time (= non-summer time of day in NSW, TAS, VIC and QLD) 东部标准时间(=新南威尔士州,塔斯马尼亚州,维多利亚州和昆士兰州的非夏令时间)

ETA, Estimated Time of Arrival 预计到达时间

ETC, et cetera (Latin) = "and so on" et cetera(Latin)=“依此类推”

EU, European Union 欧洲联盟


FAQ, Frequently Asked Questions 经常问的问题

FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation 联邦调查局

FODMAP, Fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols (= carbohydrates which can cause digestive problems) 可发酵的寡糖,二糖,单糖和多元醇(=可能引起消化问题的碳水化合物)

FOMO, Fear of Missing Out 害怕错过什么

FYI, For Your Information 供你参考


GF, Girlfriend. Also, Gluten-Free 女朋友。 此外,无麸质

GP, General Practitioner (= family doctor) 全科医生(=家庭医生)

HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (= the cause of AIDS) 人类免疫缺陷病毒(=导致艾滋病的原因)

HP, Hewlett-Packard (= electronic equipment manufacturers, named after the founders) 惠普(=电子设备制造商,以创始人的名字命名)

HR, Human Resources 人力资源

HTTP, HTTPS, HyperText Transfer Protocol (Secure) (= a protocol for transferring information over the World Wide Web) 超文本传输协议(安全)(=通过万维网传输信息的协议)


IBM, International Business Machines 国际商务机器

ID, Identification 鉴别

I.E., id est (Latin) (= "that is" / "that is to say" / "in other words") id est(拉丁语)(=“就是” /“就是说” /“换句话说”)

IED, Improvised Explosive Device (= a home-made bomb) 即兴爆炸装置(=自制炸弹)

IKEA, DIY furniture maker. The acronym is the founder’s initials IK and his birthplace EA. DIY家具制造商。 首字母缩写词是创始人的缩写IK和他的出生地EA。

IMO, In my Opinion 在我看来

IOC, International Olympic Committee 国际奥委会

IQ, Intelligence Quotient 智商


KISS, Keep It Simple, Stupid! 保持简单,愚蠢!

LASER, Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation 受辐射激发的光放大

LED, Light-emitting Diode 发光二极管

LEGO, abbreviation of Danish for “play well” (Leg godt) 丹麦语,表示“打得好”的缩写(Leg godt)

MBA, Masters of Business Administration 工商管理硕士

MIA, Missing In Action 在行动中失踪


NAB, National Australia Bank 澳大利亚国民银行

NASA, National Aeronautical Space Administration 国家航空航天局

N.B., nota bene (Latin) (= "note well" / "take notice of") nota bene(拉丁语)(=“注意” /“注意”)

NBA, National Basketball Association 美国国家篮球协会

NIMBY, Not In My Back Yard (= complaint by a person opposing a local project) 不在我的后院(=反对本地项目的人的投诉)

MYOB, Mind Your Own Business! 注意自己的事!

NOYB, None of Your Business! 管你什么事!


OMG, Oh My God! 我的天啊!

OHS, Occupational Health and Safety 职业健康和安全

OTC, Over The Counter 在柜台


PGA, Professional Golfers' Association 职业高尔夫球手协会

P.M., post meridiem (Latin) (= “after midday”) 子午线后(拉丁语)(=“中午之后”)

POS, Point Of Service 服务点

POW, Prisoner Of War 战俘

PR, Public Relations 公共关系

P.S., post scriptum (Latin) (= “written after”, something that is added to the end of a letter or document) post scriptum(拉丁文)(=“之后写的”,添加到信件或文档末尾的内容)


Q&A, Questions and Answers 问题与解答

QANTAS, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services 昆士兰和北领地航空服务

QED, quod erat demonstrandum (Latin) (=“what was to be proved”) quot erat demonstrandum(拉丁语)(=“要证明的内容”)

RADAR, Radio Detection And Ranging 无线电探测与测距

RAM, Random Access Memory (= memory chips in computers) 随机存取存储器(=计算机中的存储芯片)

R.I.P., requiescat in pace (Latin) (= "rest in peace", for people who have recently died) 步调要求(拉丁语)(=“安息”,用于刚刚去世的人)

RSPCA, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 皇家防止虐待动物协会

RSVP, répondez s‘il vous plaît (French) (= "please reply") répondez s’il vous plaît(法语)(=“请回复”)


SAS, Special Air Service (= an elite Army unit) 特种航空兵(=一支精锐陆军部队)

SBS, Special Broadcasting Service (= Australian multi-language broadcaster) 特殊广播服务(=澳大利亚多国语言广播公司)

SCUBA, Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus 自给式水下呼吸器

SMS, Short Message Service (= text messages via mobile phones) 短信服务(=通过手机发送短信)

SONAR, Sound Navigation And Ranging (= an underwater detection apparatus) 声音导航和测距(=水下检测设备)

SUV, Sports Utility Vehicle 越野车

SWOT, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (= an analysis technique used in business) 优势,劣势,机会,威胁(=业务中使用的分析技术)


TBA, To Be Announced 即将公布

TBD, To Be Determined 待定

TED, Tell / Explain / Describe to me (= a type of talk to an audience) 向我讲述/解释/描述(=与听众交谈的一种类型)


UFO, Unidentified Flying Object 飞碟

UK, United Kingdom (= England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) 英国(=英格兰,北爱尔兰,苏格兰和威尔士)

UN, United Nations 联合国

UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (= an organisation that aims to improve education worldwide) 联合国教育,科学及文化组织(=旨在改善全球教育的组织)

UNICEF, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund 联合国国际儿童紧急基金会

URL, Uniform Resource Locator (= a “web address” such as www.el4cs.org) 统一资源定位符(=“网址”,例如www.el4cs.org)

USA, United States of America 美国


VOLVO, (Latin) (= "I roll", name of a Swedish car manufacturer) (拉丁语)(=“ I roll”,瑞典汽车制造商的名称)

VW, Volkswagen (German) (= "people’s car", name of a German motor manufacturer) 大众汽车(德国)(=“人的车”,德国汽车制造商的名称)

WBC, Westpac Banking Corporation 西太平洋银行

WHO, World Health Organisation (= a UN agency for international public health) 世界卫生组织(=联合国国际公共卫生机构)

WWW, World Wide Web (= a prefix for web addresses) 万维网(= Web地址的前缀)


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