常见英语缩略式(Contraction)
缩略式(Contraction)和缩写(Abbreviation)是两个不同的概念。Abbreviation是指单词或片语缩短后的形式,主要用于在书面语中替代完整形式,如用 Mass. 替代 Massachusetts(马萨诸塞州), 用 USA 替代 United States of Ameirica(美利坚合众国), 用 RMB 替代 Renminbi(人民币)等。Contraction又称缩约词或收缩词,是指通过省略或结合一个较长短语中的某些音素而形成的词,如从 of the clock 收缩而来的 o'clock,从I am收缩而来的I’m等,在书写时,需要用’(apostrophe)来代替省略掉的部分。
使用中必须要注意缩略式的使用场合,缩略式的最大问题是被用于不该用的地方。一般来说,缩略式在小说体重是完全正常的,特别是在对话中,作者想要传达一种听上去像实际口头语言的信息。然而,在正式的非小说体写作中,缩略式几乎是不被接受的。也就是说,在更加正式的写作中,最好避免使用缩略式。
A List of Standard Contractions in English
aren't | are not | there's | there is; there has |
can't | can not | they'd | they had; they would |
couldn't | could not | they'll | they will; they shall |
didn't | did not | they're | they are |
doesn't | does not | they've | they have |
don't | do not | wasn’t | was not |
hadn't | had not | we'd | we had; we would |
hasn't | has not | we’ll | we will |
haven't | have not | we're | we are |
he'd | he had; he would | we've | we have |
he'll | he will; he shall | weren't | were not |
he's | he is; he has | what'll | what will; what shall |
I'd | I had; I would | what're | what are |
I'll | I will; I shall | what's | what is; what has; what does |
I'm | I am | what've | what have |
I've | I have | where's | where is; where has |
isn't | is not | who'd | who had; who would |
it's | it is; it has | who'll | who will; who shall |
let's | let us | who're | who are |
mightn't | might not | who's | who is; who has |
mustn't | must not | who've | who have |
shan't | shall not | won't | will not |
she'd | she had; she would | wouldn't | would not |
she'll | she will; she shall | you'd | you had; you would |
she's | she is; she has | you'll | you will; you shall |
shouldn't | should not | you're | you are |
that's | that is; that has | you've | you have |
should没有缩写为’d的,were没有缩写为’re的,was没有缩写为’s的。
Full form | Contracted | Notes |
not | -n't | Irregular forms: "ain't", "don't", "won't", "shan't". "n't" can only be attached to an auxiliary verb which is itself not contracted. |
let us | let's | |
I am | I'm | |
are | -'re | we're /wɪr/ is pronounced differently from were /wɜr/ in some dialects. |
is | -'s | |
does | informal, as in "What's he do there every day" | |
has | ||
have | -'ve | "What've you gotten in there" |
had | -'d | |
did | informal, as in "Where'd she go" | |
would | ||
will | -'ll | |
of | o'- | used mostly in o'clock, where it is mandatory in contemporary use |
of | o' | as in "barrel o' monkeys," "Land o' Goshen," "lots o' luck" |
it | 't- | Archaic, except in stock uses such as 'T was the night before Christmas |
them | 'em | Perceived as informal, yet old. Actually from hem, which is not the same word as them, a Norse loan. |
is not | isn't, or ain't | ain't is contracted from am not and more recently is not; it is generally considered a colloquial contraction. |
Contraction | Meaning |
ain't | am not / are not / is not / has not / have not |
aren't | are not / am not |
can't | cannot |
could've | could have |
couldn't | could not |
couldn't've | could not have |
didn't | did not |
doesn't | does not |
don't | do not |
hadn't | had not |
hadn't've | had not have |
hasn't | has not |
haven't | have not |
he'd | he had / he would |
he'd've | he would have |
he'll | he shall / he will |
he's | he has / he is |
how'd | how did / how would |
how'll | how will |
how's | how has / how is / how does |
I'd | I had / I would |
I'd've | I would have |
I'll | I shall / I will |
I'm | I am |
I've | I have |
isn't | is not |
it'd | it had / it would |
it'd've | it would have |
it'll | it shall / it will |
it's | it has / it is |
let's | let us |
ma'am | madam |
mightn't | might not |
mightn't've | might not have |
might've | archaicmight have |
mustn't | must not |
must've | must have |
needn't | need not |
not've | not have |
o'clock | of the clock |
shan't | shall not |
she'd | she had / she would |
she'd've | she would have |
she'll | she shall / she will |
she's | she has / she is |
should've | should have |
shouldn't | should not |
shouldn't've | should not have |
that's | that has / that is |
there'd | there had / there would |
there'd've | there would have |
there're | there are |
there's | there has / there is |
they'd | they had / they would |
they'd've | they would have |
they'll | they shall / they will |
they're | they are |
they've | they have |
wasn't | was not |
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