ie

/aɪ/

Meanings

adverb

即，也就是，换句话说

(initialism) That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.

Examples :

"While the final episode was made, the show itself was immediately cancelled after the penultimate episode i.e. the final episode never aired."

虽然最后一集已经制作完成，但这部剧在倒数第二集播出后立即被取消了，也就是说，最后一集根本没有播出。

Related Words

immediately adverb

/əˈmiːdi.ətli/

立刻，马上，立即。

"I hope we can begin immediately."

我希望我们能马上开始。

after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

后面的，以后的，随后的

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

课后活动项目是孩子们继续学习的好方法。

penultimate noun

/pɪˈnʌltɪmət/

倒数第二

"The penultimate chapter of the history textbook was about the Civil War. "

这本历史教科书倒数第二章是关于南北战争的。

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

别人，他人

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

我弟弟完全变了个人，他是个别人，和我一点都不像。

itself pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

它自己，自身。

"The door closed by itself"

门自己关上了。

words noun

/wɜːdz/

词语，文字

"The teacher wrote new vocabulary words on the board. "

老师在黑板上写下了新的词语。

episode noun

/ˈɛpɪsəʊd/ /ˈɛpɪsoʊd/

事件，一集，插曲

"It was a most embarrassing episode in my life."

那是我人生中最尴尬的一件事。

namely adverb

/ˈneɪmli/

即，也就是，换句话说

"Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry."

有些学生，也就是保罗、爱丽丝和杰克，似乎在几何方面遇到了困难。

initialism noun

/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/

首字母缩略词，简称。

"BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation."

英国广播公司（British Broadcasting Corporation）的简称“BBC”就是一个首字母缩略词，它的发音是字母一个一个地读出来的。

cancelled verb

/ˈkænsəld/ /ˈkænsld/

取消，划掉

"She cancelled the incorrect answer on the test with a thick black line. "

她用粗黑的线条把考卷上错误的答案划掉了。

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。

final noun

/ˈfaɪ.nəl/

期末考试, 结业考试

"The final for history was on Friday. "

历史课的期末考试是星期五。