mid-15c., from Middle French abréviation (15c.), from Late Latin abbreviationem (nominative abbreviatio), noun of action from past participle stem of abbreviare "shorten, make brief," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + breviare "shorten," from brevis "short, low, little, shallow" (see brief (adj.)).
双语例句
1. A. D. is the abbreviation for " advertisement " .
A. D. 是 advertisement 的缩写.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. " Mr " is the abbreviation of " Mister ".
“ Mr ” 是 “ Mister ” 的缩写.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. Each Reader's Digest condensed book is an abbreviation of an originally longer work.
