abbreviation 的音标为英 [əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn]、美 [əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn]，词性为名词，中文意思是“缩写；缩写词”，指通过省略字母或音节将词语简化的形式，既可以表示缩写的行为，也可以指缩写后的具体词汇。它常与介词 for 或 of 搭配，构成“abbreviation for/of...”的结构，表示“……的缩写”。

用法说明

可数与不可数：表示“缩写行为”时不可数，如“The abbreviation of long words saves space.”（缩写长单词能节省空间）；表示“缩写词”时可数，如“‘Mr’ and ‘Dr’ are common abbreviations.”（“Mr”和“Dr”是常见缩写词）。

搭配习惯：通常用于正式书面语，说明某缩写对应的完整形式，如“‘DNA’ is the abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid.”。

10句实用例句

Mr is the abbreviation for Mister.

CPU is the abbreviation of Central Processing Unit, the heart of a computer.

DNA—abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid which makes up genes.

UK is the abbreviation of the United Kingdom.

"Expo" is an abbreviation for "exposition".

IIS is an abbreviation for Internet Information Server.

EDGE is the abbreviation of Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution.

ECR is the abbreviation of economic continuous rating.

AVS Workgroup is the abbreviation of Audio Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China.

All abbreviations are to be written out in formal documents.

常见短语搭配

recognizable abbreviation 可识别的缩写

unintelligible abbreviation 难以理解的缩写

abbreviation for/of sth ……的缩写形式（如“abbreviation for ‘international’”）

缩写词在现代语言中无处不在，从学术论文中的 DNA 到日常对话中的 ASAP，它们简化了沟通却保留了核心含义。你还能想到哪些因频繁使用而“忘记全称”的缩写词？