[化学論文のための英語講座] 第65回：Pop Quiz 7 略語の単数複数表示 Plurals with abbreviations
2024年7月9日
(English version is here.)
カッコ内の適切な略語を選んでください。
1. Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs/SWCNT) have diameters in the range of a nanometer.
2. The structure of an ideal infinitely long (SWCNTs/SWCNT) can be viewed as a regular hexagonal lattice on a cylindrical surface.
3. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs/MOF) are a subclass of coordination polymers comprising metal ions coordinated to organic ligands forming a regular structure.
4. Ligand exchange can be applied to modify an as-made (MOFs/MOF) in a controlled fashion.
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略語の単数形と複数形の使用は、普通の名詞と同じです。書くときは元の単語を考え、適切に複数形か単数形にします。
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1. SWCNTs
2. SWCNT
3. MOFs
4. MOF
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２、４では直前に不定冠詞 an があるので単数形になります。
次回は句読点についてです。
Choose the appropriate abbreviation from within the parentheses.
1. Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs/SWCNT) have diameters in the range of a nanometer.
2. The structure of an ideal infinitely long (SWCNTs/SWCNT) can be viewed as a regular hexagonal lattice on a cylindrical surface.
3. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs/MOF) are a subclass of coordination polymers comprising metal ions coordinated to organic ligands forming a regular structure.
4. Ligand exchange can be applied to modify an as-made (MOFs/MOF) in a controlled fashion.
Point:
The use of singular and plural forms of abbreviations is the same as that of nouns. When writing, think of the original word, and appropriately write in either plural or singular form.
Answers:
1. SWCNTs
2. SWCNT
3. MOFs
4. MOF
Hint: In examples 2 and 4, the indefinite article an appears directly before the abbreviation and thus the singular is used.
At next time, we will post about Punctuation.