initialism
US /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.lɪz.əm/
UK /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.ɪz.əm/
명사
두문자어, 약어
an abbreviation consisting of the first letter or letters of words in a phrase, usually pronounced as separate letters
예시:
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FBI is an initialism for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FBI는 Federal Bureau of Investigation의 두문자어입니다.
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Unlike an acronym, an initialism is pronounced letter by letter.
두문자 결합어와 달리, 두문자어는 글자 하나하나를 발음합니다.