第629期:英文中最常见的缩写i.e.&e.g.你能分清吗?

 在口语中，当我们想要举例说明的时候，通常会用下面的表达：

for example
for instance
as an illustration
such as

今天我们学习两个缩写词：“ i.e.” 和 “e.g.”。相信不少小伙伴一定见过吧！但是你知道它们怎么来读吗？意思上又如何进行区分呢？由于是缩写词，所以在书写的时候，一定不能将缩写中的“.”丢掉哦！

i.e. 是 拉丁语 id est 的缩写，意思是“那就是说、换句话说”，等同于that is / in other，用来进一步解释前面所表明的观点。

I like citrus fruits(柑橘类水果), i.e., the juicy(多汁的), edible¹ fruits (食用水果)with leathery(坚韧的), aromatic(有香味的) rinds (皮)of any of numerous tropical(热带的), usually thorny² shrubs³ (多刺的灌木)or trees of the genus Citrus(柑橘属).

The food was okay.

i.e.I ate it because I was hungry, but wished it was better.

I'm so tired.

i.e. I want to go home.

e.g. 是拉丁语 exempli gratia 的缩写，意思是“举个例子，比如”，等同于for example、 for the sake of example、such as，使用 e.g. 的目的是用几个例子来说明前面的观点。

I like citrus fruits(柑橘类水果), e.g., tangerines(橘子), lemons(柠檬), and limes(酸橙).

I'm so tired.e.g., I fell asleep at my desk this morning.

She is really sweet. e.g., She brought me a cupcake for my birthday.

He is so nice. e.g., He takes care of his nephew after work.

最后，再次总结一下：

i.e.=in other words / that is

e.g.=for example

关于读音：

i.e. 直接读 that is

e.g. 直接读 for example

1 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

2 thorny   

adj.多刺的，棘手的

参考例句：

• The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题。
• The boys argued over the thorny points in the lesson.孩子们辩论功课中的难点。

3 shrubs   

灌木( shrub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
• These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。