abbreviate
abbreviate 英[əˈbriːvieɪt] 美[əˈbriːvieɪt]
v. 缩略; 把(词语、名称)缩写(成…);
[例句]He abbreviated his first name to Alec.
他将自己的名字缩写为亚历克。
[其他] 第三人称单数:abbreviates 现在分词:abbreviating 过去式:abbreviated 过去分词:abbreviated
abbreviate的词源:
Middle English abbreviaten中古英语 abbreviaten
from Late Latin abbrevi3re abbrevi3t-源自 后期拉丁语 abbrevi3re abbrevi3t-
ab- variant of ad- [ad-]ab- ad-的变体 [ad-前缀,表朝向]
brevi3re [to shorten] from brevis [short] * see mregh-u-brevi3re [缩短] 源自 brevis [短的] *参见 mregh-u-