et

et — abbreviation

1. used in the citation form 'et al.' after a surname to show that a book, article,

1.縮寫B2
釋義

used in the citation form 'et al.' after a surname to show that a book, article, or study had other authors besides the one named.

例句

The report lists Park et al. as the first source on page nine.

surname + et al. in a source citation

In her essay, Sirin quoted Ahmed et al. on climate policy.

used inside academic writing and citation discussion

同義詞
  • and others

    plain English wording, used outside formal citation style

  • and colleagues

    ordinary prose for co-workers or collaborators, not a set citation marker

文法句型

[surname] et al.

用法筆記

Almost always follows a surname inside a reference or in-text citation, and it usually appears as part of 'et al.' with a period after 'al.'. Use it in formal academic or legal writing, not in ordinary conversation.

常見錯誤

❌I spoke to Park et al. after class.
✅I spoke to Park and the other authors after class.
💡'et al.' is a citation label in writing, not the normal way to name people in conversation.