acronym
Significado: A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a single word. For example, 'NASA' (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
Strictly speaking, an acronym is pronounced as a word (e.g., NATO, UNICEF), whilst an initialism is pronounced letter by letter (e.g., BBC, FBI). However, in common usage 'acronym' is applied to both. Acronyms are ubiquitous in technical, military, and institutional language, and many have become so established that their origins are forgotten — few people remember that 'laser' stands for 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.'
Ejemplos
- SCUBA is an acronym for 'self-contained underwater breathing apparatus,' though most people no longer think of it that way. SCUBA是'self-contained underwater breathing apparatus'的首字母缩略词,不过大多数人已不再这样看待它了。SCUBA es un acrónimo de «self-contained underwater breathing apparatus», aunque la mayoría de la gente ya no lo percibe así.SCUBAは「self-contained underwater breathing apparatus」の頭字語ですが、ほとんどの人はもうそのようには意識していません。SCUBA는 'self-contained underwater breathing apparatus'의 두문자어이지만, 대부분의 사람들은 더 이상 그렇게 인식하지 않습니다.
- The report was filled with acronyms that made it nearly incomprehensible to anyone outside the organisation. 这份报告充满了首字母缩略词,让组织外部的人几乎无法理解。El informe estaba plagado de acrónimos que lo hacían casi incomprensible para cualquiera ajeno a la organización.その報告書は頭字語だらけで、組織外の人にはほぼ理解不能でした。그 보고서는 두문자어로 가득 차 있어서 조직 외부의 사람에게는 거의 이해할 수 없는 수준이었습니다.
- New acronyms emerge constantly in digital culture, with terms like 'FOMO' entering mainstream dictionaries. 数字文化中不断涌现新的首字母缩略词,像'FOMO'这样的术语已被收入主流词典。En la cultura digital surgen constantemente nuevos acrónimos, y términos como «FOMO» ya figuran en los diccionarios convencionales.デジタル文化では新しい頭字語が絶えず生まれており、「FOMO」のような用語は主要辞書に収録されるようになっています。디지털 문화에서는 새로운 두문자어가 끊임없이 생겨나고 있으며, 'FOMO'와 같은 용어가 주요 사전에 등재되고 있습니다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, professional
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Greek akron (tip, end) and onoma (name), coined in the 1940s during the Second World War when military abbreviations proliferated.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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