acronyms

英 [ˈækrənɪmz]

美 [ˈækrənɪmz]

n.  首字母缩略词(如Aids系由acquired immune deficiency syndrome的首字母组成)
acronym的复数

柯林斯词典

• （尤用作名称）首字母缩拼词，首字母缩略词
  Anacronymis a word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase, especially when this is used as a name. An example of an acronym is NATO which is made up of the first letters of the 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization'.

双语例句

• The entire package name should be lowercase, even for proper names and acronyms that are normally capitalized.
  整个包名称应该是小写的，即使该名称是在别处常采取大写形式的一些惯用名称和缩写词。
• One appendix interprets acronyms used in the book.
  附录解释了书中用到的缩写。
• Odd text characters and acronyms.
  文本字符晦涩和缩写。
• It is more professional to give complete information, as employers may not recognize abbreviations or acronyms.
  这是更专业，让完整的信息，因为雇主可能不承认缩写或缩写。
• Brand names and acronyms are exceptions to this rule, however.
  但是，品牌名称和首字母缩写词属于此规则的例外情况。
• Standardize a list of abbreviations, acronyms and symbols that are not to be used throughout the organization.
  将医院内不得使用之易犯错的缩写、简称及符号订出统一之标准，并详列之。
• The following guidelines specify the proper casing for short and long acronyms.
  下列准则为短型和长型首字母缩写词指定了正确的大小写规则。
• The full names of proteins start with capital letters, while the acronyms referring to proteins are entirely capitalized.
  全名蛋白质首先用英文大写字母，而缩写指蛋白是完全资本化。
• Synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations
  同义词、首字母缩写词和缩写词
• The alphabet soup of abbreviations this generated was often as baffling as the products that the acronyms represented.
  因此而产生的缩写字母组合，往往与这些字母所代表的产品一样令人困惑。