penn

penn — noun

1. a short written form of the name Pennsylvania, the US state in the northeastern

1.名詞B1
釋義

a short written form of the name Pennsylvania, the US state in the northeastern part of the country, used mainly in addresses, road signs, and official names.

例句

The Amtrak train from New York arrived at Penn Station on time.

proper noun in station name: Penn Station

The truck driver took the Penn Turnpike all the way from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh.

proper noun in road name: Penn Turnpike

文法句型

Penn + noun (place name)

用法筆記

Always capitalised in writing. Used mainly in official place names (roads, stations, townships) and postal addresses. 'PA' is the standard two-letter postal abbreviation; 'Penn' appears in full proper names.

常見錯誤

❌I moved to penn last year.
✅I moved to Pennsylvania last year.
💡'Penn' is an abbreviation used in names and addresses, not a full state name for general writing.

2. a short informal name for the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League u

2.名詞B2
釋義

a short informal name for the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League university in Philadelphia — used in the names of its schools, programs, and teams.

例句

Tendai applied to Penn Law School and was accepted in early March.

short form + school name: Penn Law School

The Penn campus along the Schuylkill River is one of the oldest in the country.

文法句型

Penn + noun (school, department, program)

用法筆記

Always capitalised. Used in both formal university contexts (official school names, publications) and informal speech. 'Penn' without further qualification nearly always refers to the University of Pennsylvania, not Pennsylvania State University (which is 'Penn State').

常見錯誤

❌I go to Penn State University for engineering.
✅I go to Penn State for engineering.
💡'Penn State' is the full short name of Pennsylvania State University; 'Penn' alone means the University of Pennsylvania.