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词根词缀 词根 brev, bridg= short, to shorten 短；缩短 abbreviate v. 缩短；缩写 ab 加强 + brev 短；缩短 + iate 做 → 一再弄短 → 缩短 abbreviation n. 缩写；节略 abbreviate的名词 abridge v. 删减；削减 a 加强 + bridg 短；缩短 + e → 删减；削减 abridgment n. 删节；摘要 a 加强 + bridg 短；缩短 + ment 表结果 → 删节；摘要 brevity n. 短暂；简洁 brev 短；缩短 + ity 具备某种性质，状况 → 短暂；简洁 bridge n. 桥；桥架 bridg 短；缩短 + e → 使〔路〕变短 → 桥

中文词源： abbreviation
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常见考点例句：

It represents an abbreviation of longer word jaghtschip .

它其实是一个较长单词jaghtschip的缩写形式。

Gif is , in fact , an abbreviation of three separate words : graphics interchange format .

gif是“图形交换格式”三个英文单词首字母的缩写。

If an abbreviation can be pronounced ( eg , efta , nato , unesco ) , it does not generally require the definite article .

如果简称可以发音（如efta，nato，unesco），一般不需定冠词。

A rare occurrence of " ms. " in 1885 suggests that the term is an abbreviation of " miss . "

“ms.”在1885年的一次罕见现身让人们觉得，这个特定用语是“miss”的一种缩写形式。

The misspelled abbreviation may have implied illiteracy to some , and ok was generally avoided in anything but business contexts , or in fictional dialogue by characters deemed to be rustic or illiterate .

对一些人而言这个错误的缩写是文盲的标志，基本上任何场合人们都避免使用，除了商务场合，或者是在文学作品的乡土、文盲人物的对话中。