The Abbreviation of International

The Abbreviation of International

Business English

I．Abbreviation of word单词的缩略

1. 保留单词的第一个音节及第二个音节的第一个辅音：ANS = answer 回答,回复，TEL = telephone电话EXP = export 出口IMP = import 进口，INC = incorporated 合伙的、股份有限的PREM = premium 保险费CHEQ = cheque 支票，BAL = balance 余额、结存、差额，DEM = demurrage 滞期费DEB = debenture （海关）退税凭单，PAT = patent 专利，INT = interest 利息

INV= invoice 发票，INSP= inspection 检验，CAP = capital 资本、资金

2．保留单词的前两个音节：

A VE = avenue 街道，AMER =American美国的，ELEC = electricity电，INSUR = insurance 保险，KILO = kilometer 公里，APPROX = approximate接近、估计，COOP = cooperation 合作，INFO= information 信息，MEMO =memorandum 备忘录，NA VI = navigation 航海，PARA = paragraph 段落，NEGO= negotiate 洽谈

3. 保留单词的第一音节及其后的重要辅音或全部辅音：SHIPMT = shipment 发货、装船、载货ACPTBL =

acceptable 可接受的

ARRNGT = arrangement 安排COMMSN = commission 佣金、手续费

A VLBL = available 可（供、买）的GOVT = government 政府

IMMDLY = immediately 立刻MANF = manufacture 制造

ASST = assistant 助手，ATTY= attorney 代理人，律师，CONSGT= consignment 货物、寄售

4．保留单词的首尾字母：

YD = yard 码, BK = bank 银行, MK = mark 标记、商标, WT = weight 重量,

YR = your 你（们）的, LD = limited有限的，CY = COPY 副本TKS = thanks 谢谢, DS = days 若干日，FC = Franc 法郎，HK = hank 一卷,一束FT = foot, feet 英尺，GDS = goods 货物，HT = height 高度，JT =joint 共同，MR= mister 先生，PD= paid 已付，PR = pair 双、对，

QR = quarter 四分之一，QT = quart 夸脱，FM = from 自、从，ST = street 街道，WK = week 周，

如首尾字母相同，可在首尾字母间加其它字母以便区别：

QLTY = quality 质量QNTY = quantity 数量

5. 去元音、留辅音（除字首元音外）：

PLS = please 请, ART = article 物品，文章，ADMR = administrator 行政管理人BLDG = building 建筑、建设，BKG = banking 银行业务，

ENCL = enclosure 附件，BTWN = between 在…之间，ARRV = arrive到达，INSTRCTN= instruction 指示，AMT = amount总计、总额、金额，INTRST = interest 利息、利益，INVTRY = inventory 存货，

RCVD = received收到，RPT = repeat重复，MFR = manufacturer 制造商，MKT = market市场ABT =about关于、大概，INCLD = include包括，MSG = message 文电，MTG= mortgage抵押OBLD = obliged 感谢，QLTY = quality 质量，RGDS = regards 此致，SCHDL = schedule计划

（1）用发音相似的字母（一个或几个）代替单词：UR = your你（们）的, N= and和, OZ = ounce 盎司, OFA = offer 报盘, T = ton 吨，NR / NO = number 数字、号码, NIL = nothing 无（东西）U= you 你（们）SB =somebody某人P = page 页，PC = piece 张、块，OC = our cable 我电，N = and 和，M= meter 米、公尺，IN = inch 英寸，G = gram 克，F = Fahrenheit 华氏，C = centigrade

摄氏，BL = bale 包，

（2）简化后辍：

-ing = G, -ed = D, -er / -or / -ure = R, -ment = MT / T , -tion = TN, -able / -ible = BL -ist = ST, -al /-ial= L, -ful = FL, -ness = NS, -ize = Z, -tive =TV, -less = LS -trans = TR, -ence/ -ance/ -ency/ -ancy = C, -ion = N, -logy = G, -ism = SM, -ician = AN

6. 普遍认同的固定缩略语：

OCT = October十月, MON = Monday星期一, FOB = Free on Board 装运港船上交货WTO= World Trade Organization 世界贸易组织，L / C = Letter of Credit信用证, P/O ==Purchase Order 定单，CIF = cost, insurance and freight 成本、保险加运费，USD = US dollar 美元，UN = United Nations 联合国，GSP = Generalized System of Preferences 普惠制NYSE = New York Stock Exchange 纽约证券交易所，D/P Document against Payment 付款交单B/L = Bill of Lading 提单，W/W = warehouse to warehouse 仓至仓条款，

II．Abbreviation of over-two-word phrases; 二词以上短语的缩略

1．首字母缩略词，取每个单词的首字母构成缩略词：（ACRONYM）