ab
ab — 名詞
- absingular
- absplural
1. a first university degree in arts or humanities subjects, or the letters that st
文學士
大學文科或人文學科的初級學位
a first university degree in arts or humanities subjects, or the letters that stand for this qualification
Rohan framed his ab certificate and hung it on the wall above his desk.
Rohan 把他的文學士證書裱框起來，掛在書桌上方牆上。
ab certificate
The library only accepts volunteers who already hold an ab or a higher degree.
圖書館只接受已取得文學士或更高學位的志工。
hold an ab
Nellie decided to study for an ab rather than go straight into the family restaurant business.
Nellie 決定攻讀文學士，而不是直接進入家裡的餐廳事業。
There were three hundred students lined up to receive their ab scrolls that morning.
那天早上有三百名學生排隊領取他們的文學士畢業證書。
Felipe finished his ab last spring and started sending out job applications in Madrid.
Felipe 去年春天完成文學士學位，開始在馬德里四處投履歷。
- BA
more common in British English; same meaning as ab
- bachelor's degree
the general term; ab specifies the arts/humanities field
- first degree
emphasises that it is the initial university qualification, before a master's
文法句型
ab in + subject
have/hold/receive + ab
study for + an ab
常見錯誤
2. the written short form of Alberta, a province in western Canada, used mainly on
亞伯達省
加拿大西部省份的書面縮寫，用於地址
the written short form of Alberta, a province in western Canada, used mainly on envelopes and in addresses
Aylin addressed the parcel to 17 River Road, Edmonton, ab, Canada, T5J 1N6.
Aylin 把包裹寄往加拿大亞伯達省愛德蒙頓市河路 17 號，T5J 1N6。
city, ab in an address
Hana filled in 'ab' on the tax form under the province section for her Calgary home.
Hana 在稅務表格的省份欄位填上「ab」，代表她卡加利市的住家地址。
fill in 'ab' on a form
The courier returned the package because Eli had written ab in lowercase on the shipping label.
快遞員退回包裹，因為 Eli 在運送標籤上把 ab 寫成了小寫。
A driver's licence from ab is accepted as valid ID in most other Canadian provinces.
亞伯達省核發的駕照在加拿大其他多數省份都可作為有效身分證件。
The website auto-filled the province as ab after Sade typed in her Lethbridge postcode.
Sade 輸入她萊斯布里奇的郵遞區號後，網站自動將省份填入 ab。
- Alta.
an older written abbreviation for Alberta, now less common than ab
文法句型
city, ab
ab, Canada
用法筆記
Used only in writing, especially on mail and forms. It is not spoken as a word; people say the full name 'Alberta' in conversation.
常見錯誤
3. a muscle in the front of the body between the chest and the hips; the short form
腹肌
腹部肌肉的簡稱，幾乎總是用複數形
a muscle in the front of the body between the chest and the hips; the short form of 'abdominal muscle,' used almost always in the plural
Maja started doing crunches every morning because she wanted flatter abs by the summer holidays.
Maja 開始每天做捲腹，因為她希望暑假前腹肌能更平坦。
flatter abs
Ziad felt a sharp pull in his lower abs after lifting the heavy box of tiles.
Ziad 搬起沉重的磁磚箱後，感到下腹肌一陣刺痛。
lower abs
The fitness coach told Sari to tighten her abs before lifting the bar off the floor.
健身教練告訴 Sari 要先收緊腹肌，再把槓鈴從地上舉起。
Lotte's workout plan included four different moves that target the upper abs and the sides.
Lotte 的健身課表包含四種針對上腹肌和側腹肌的不同動作。
After two months of daily training, Michael could see his abs more clearly in the bathroom mirror.
經過兩個月的每日訓練，Michael 在浴室鏡子裡更能看清自己的腹肌線條了。
- abdominal muscle
the full medical term; 'ab' is the everyday short form
- stomach muscle
a looser term; 'abs' is more precise and more common in fitness
- six-pack
informal; refers specifically to well-developed, visible abs
文法句型
work + abs
tighten + abs
six-pack abs
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural form 'abs.' The singular 'ab' refers to a single abdominal muscle and is rare outside medical or anatomical writing.