2.　邮政：G.P.O. = General Post Office, C.O.D.= Cash on Delivery, P.O. / p.o. = Postal Order, R.T.S. = Return To Sender

3,　时间：a.m. /A.M. = ante meridiem 上午， p.m. / P.M.= post meridiem下午

1.　公元：A.D. = Anno Domin(公元)，B.C. = Before Christ(公元前)

6.　其他：etc. = et cetera (等), Xmas. = Christmas, min. = minimum / minor, max. = maximum, pc. = piece, Ltd. = Limited, num. =number / numbers (No. = Number 第几号之意) ------------------------------------------------- 3.2.2　Acronym (只取首字母的缩写词)：

5.　国名：Afr. = Africa / African,　Aus. = Austria / Austrian, Fr. = France / French,　Ger. = Germany,　It. = Italy / Italian

4.　月份：Jan. = January, Feb. = February, Mar. = March, Apr. = April, Jun. = June, Jul. = July, Aug./Ag. = August, Sept. = September, Oct. = October, Nov. = November, Dec. = December　(注意：oct. = octave八度, nov. = novelist 小说家, dec. = deceased亡故)

3.　星期：Mon. = Monday, Tues. = Tuesday, Wed. = Wednesday, Thurs. = Thursday,　Fri. = Friday,　Sat. = Saturday, Sun. = Sunday

2.　时间：yr. = year, min.=minute

1.　称呼：Mr. = Mister,　Mrs.= Misteress, Dr. = Doctor, Mim. = Ministor / Ministry , Esq. = Esquire (先生)

3.2.1 缩写词(Abbreviation)：(将一个字词省略其中某些字母,字尾须加句号)

3.　He asked if you can come.　他问你能不能来。 ============================================== 3.2　句号用在表示缩写(Abbreviation, Acronym):