acronym
gb/ˈækɹənɪm/ us/ˈækɹənɪm/
B2
Angličtina
~ 9000
Významy
0 významů
Podstatné jméno
B2
entity
1
abbreviation from initial letters
A short form made from the first letters of the words in a name or phrase, used instead of the full words.
Vzorec užití:
an acronym for [full name/phrase]
Častá chyba:
Learners often think "acronym" means any short form. In everyday English this is usually accepted, but in careful or technical writing some people use "acronym" only for forms that are pronounced as a word (like "NATO") and prefer "initialism" for forms read letter by letter (like "FBI"). Learners may also forget to say what an acronym "stands for" when explaining it.
Synonyma
abbreviation (More general; includes short forms that are not made from initial letters, while "acronym" usually refers to initial-letter abbreviations.)
Antonyma
full form (Refers to the complete, written-out version of a name or phrase instead of its shortened acronym.)
Kolokace
common acronym
|well-known acronym
|technical acronym
|three-letter acronym
|company acronym
|acronym stands for
Témata
language
|education
|writing
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- The report is full of technical acronyms that are hard to remember.
- Can you explain what this acronym on the form stands for?
- Many smartphone apps are known mainly by their acronyms.
- The charity recently changed its long name and adopted a short, catchy acronym.
Učební příklady
- NASA is an acronym for a long name.
- This list shows many acronyms and what they mean.
- I do not know what this acronym stands for.
- Our school has an acronym that is easy to say.
- She made an acronym to help students remember the words.
Podstatné jméno
technical
C1
entity
2
abbreviation said as a word
In careful language use, a short form made from first letters that you say as one word, not as separate letters.
Častá chyba:
Learners often use "acronym" for any group of capital letters, even when each letter is pronounced separately. In technical or linguistic contexts this is seen as a mistake; only forms pronounced as full words (like "NATO") are acronyms, while forms read letter by letter (like "FBI") are called initialisms.
Synonyma
word acronym (Less common descriptive phrase sometimes used to stress that the abbreviation is spoken as a word; emphasizes pronunciation more clearly than "acronym" alone.)
Antonyma
initialism (A related but contrasting term for abbreviations where each letter is pronounced separately, like "FBI".)
Kolokace
true acronym
|classic acronym
|acronym versus initialism
|pronounced as an acronym
Témata
language
|education
|science
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- NATO is an acronym because it is pronounced as a single word, not letter by letter.
- Linguists distinguish between acronyms like "UNESCO" and initialisms like "BBC".
- "Laser" began as an acronym but is now treated as an ordinary word in English.
- In this style guide, only abbreviations pronounced as words are labeled acronyms.
- The teacher used "scuba" as an example of an acronym that has become a common noun.
Učební příklady
- NATO is an acronym because we say it like one word.
- FBI is not an acronym in the strict sense, because we say each letter.
- Some acronyms, like "scuba," become normal words over time.
- In this class, an acronym must be said as a word.
- The book explains the difference between an acronym and an initialism.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
acronym
IPA
GB/ˈækɹənɪm/
US/ˈækɹənɪm/
Slabiky a přízvuk
ac - ronym (2 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (ac)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: acronym
- Plural: acronyms
Příbuzná slova
Forms
acronyms
noun
Core family
abbreviation
noun B1
Related words
Advanced or less common
acronymic
adjective
Výrazy
acronym soup
1/ˈækɹənɪm sˈup/
fixed phrase
informal
situation with too many acronyms
A situation, text, or talk that uses so many different acronyms that it becomes confusing.
Příklady
- The training manual is such acronym soup that new employees can barely follow it.
- The meeting turned into acronym soup, and half the audience got lost.
- Modern technology articles can feel like acronym soup to non-experts.