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initialisms

/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəmz/

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noun

首字母缩略词，词语首字母缩写。

A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

Examples :

"BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation."

英国广播公司(British Broadcasting Corporation)的首字母缩略词“BBC”就是一个首字母缩略词，它的发音是按字母一个个读出来的。

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noun

首字母缩略词，缩写词

The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.

Examples :

"Many organizations and fields use initialisms, such as "NASA" for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to shorten lengthy names. "

很多机构和领域都使用首字母缩略词，比如用“NASA”代表美国国家航空航天局，这样可以缩短冗长的名称。

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