initialism

n. [语]词首字母缩略词

发音

其它 /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/

词形变化

initialisms 复数 initialisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

    首字母缩略词

    语言学

    The term BBC is an initialism for the British Broadcasting Corporation.

  2. 2.

    The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.

    语言学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

acronym

上位词 5

form abbreviation descriptor signifier wordform

相关短语

orphan initialism

词源

From initial + -ism.

来源：wiktionary