英文科技論文寫作樣式指南-標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)之句點(diǎn)(period)
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本文英文內(nèi)容摘自
"Anne M. Coghill, Lorrin R. Garson. The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006"
第二部分(Part 2. Style Guidelines)
第9章(9. Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling)
第118–119頁(yè)
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Period
句點(diǎn)
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?? Use a ? period at the end of a declarative sentence, but never in combination with ? any other punctuation marks.
?? 在陳述句的末尾使用句點(diǎn),但不要與任何其它標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)組合使用。
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例1:He said, “Watch out!”
例2:She asked, “May I go?”
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?? Do ? not use periods after most abbreviated units of measure, except when the ? abbreviation could be confused with a word (in. for inches, at. for atomic, ? no. for number).
?? 切勿在大多數(shù)縮寫度量單位后使用句點(diǎn),除非縮寫可能與單詞混淆(in.表示英寸,at.表示原子,no.表示數(shù)字)。
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?? If a ? sentence ends with an abbreviation that includes a period, do not add another ? period.
?? 如果一個(gè)句子的結(jié)尾是一個(gè)包含句點(diǎn)的縮寫,不要再加一個(gè)句點(diǎn)。
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例1:She will return at 3 a.m.
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?? Use ? periods and spaces after initials in persons’ names.
?? 在人名首字母后使用句點(diǎn)和空格。
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例1:J.-L. Gay Lussac
例2:J. E. Lennard-Jones
例3:M. S. Newman
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例外:
Use ? periods but no spaces when referring to authors of a paper in the ? acknowledgment paragraph of the paper.
在論文的致謝段落中提及論文作者時(shí),請(qǐng)使用句點(diǎn),但不要使用空格。
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例1: R.C.McD. and C.R. thank Dr. Rose Allan for carefully reading the manuscript.
例2: C.-C.Y., L.B.-P., N.-h.X., and S.Zh.O. are grateful for generous support from the university.
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?? Do ? not use periods in abbreviations or acronyms of institution or organization names.
?? 切勿在機(jī)構(gòu)或組織名稱的簡(jiǎn)稱或首字母縮略詞中使用句點(diǎn)。
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例1:ACS
例2:CNRS
例3:NASA
例4:NIH
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