2008.05.27
UN, USA, NASA, SCUBA, MA, Ph.D. ... these letters may not look like much, but like MP3 files and trains at rush hour, a lot's been packed into them!
STAND FOR (= represent a word) ~を表す
- If a letter, character, or other symbol stands for a word or expression, it's used to mean that word or expression.
- stand for とは、文字や数字、その他の記号が、ある単語や表現を意味するのに使われている、つまり、~を表す、という意味です。
- My initials are HRC. The “R” stands for Richard.
- The abbreviation ASAP stands for “as soon as possible.”
- a: What kind of work do you do?
b: I'm an EFL teacher.
a: EFL? What does that stand for?
b: English as a Foreign Language.
Take care!