etc.

/ˌet ˈsetərə/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɛtsˈɛtɚə] /ˌet ˈsetərə/ (ame, ipa)

etc. — abbreviation

1. written after named items to show that more things of the same kind could be add

1.縮寫B1
釋義

written after named items to show that more things of the same kind could be added without listing every one of them.

例句

For the camping trip, pack socks, soap, a towel, etc.

etc. closes a list when similar items are omitted

Nadia sells notebooks, pens, stickers, etc. at the school fair.

etc. after several concrete nouns in a written list

同義詞
  • et cetera

    the full Latin form written out instead of the abbreviation

  • and so on

    more natural in speech and less tied to punctuation

  • and the like

    more formal and usually used for a type or category

文法句型

item, item, item, etc.

用法筆記

Usually follows two or more named examples from the same group. Do not write 'and etc.' because the abbreviation already means that the list continues.

常見錯誤

❌Bring etc. pens and paper.
✅Bring pens, paper, etc.
💡'etc.' comes after the named items, not before them.
❌We bought apples, etc., and bananas.
✅We bought apples, bananas, etc.
💡put 'etc.' at the end of the series, not before another listed item.