initialism
US /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.lɪz.əm/
UK /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.ɪz.əm/
名詞
首字母縮寫
an abbreviation consisting of the first letter or letters of words in a phrase, usually pronounced as separate letters
範例:
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FBI is an initialism for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FBI 是聯邦調查局的首字母縮寫。
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Unlike an acronym, an initialism is pronounced letter by letter.
與首字母拼音詞不同，首字母縮寫是逐字母發音的。