ign

IPA/ˈaɪn/
IPA/ˈaɪn/

ign — abbreviation

1. a short written form of 'ignition', used in car manuals, repair notes, and wirin

1.縮寫B2
釋義

a short written form of 'ignition', used in car manuals, repair notes, and wiring labels.

例句

The mechanic marked the red wire as ign. power on the diagram.

ign. for ignition on a wiring diagram

Naoko checked the ign. switch before calling the tow truck.

ign. switch in a repair context

同義詞
  • ignition

    the full word used in normal speech and writing

文法句型

ign. + switch

ign. + coil

IGN on repair labels

用法筆記

Usually appears in labels, diagrams, and repair notes rather than in full sentences. On equipment it may be written as IGN in capital letters, but when read aloud people normally say the full word 'ignition'.

常見錯誤

The car's ign. is broken.
The car's ignition is broken.
💡use the full word in ordinary sentences, not the workshop abbreviation.
Turn the ign. now.
Turn the ignition on now.
💡the short form belongs in labels or notes, not spoken instructions.

2. a short written form of 'unknown', used in forms, archives, and reports when a d

2.縮寫B2
釋義

a short written form of 'unknown', used in forms, archives, and reports when a detail has not been identified or provided.

例句

The old police card lists the driver's birthplace as ign.

listed as ign. in a record

On the clinic form, Sivan wrote ign. in the allergy history box.

ign. written in a form field

同義詞
  • unknown

    the full adjective used outside forms and records

  • unspecified

    used when the information was not stated rather than not discovered

文法句型

listed as ign.

write ign. in a field

IGN on forms or records

用法筆記

Used in records and forms to mark information that is not known or was not supplied. It belongs in tables, files, and data fields, not in ordinary running prose.

常見錯誤

Her hometown is ign.
Her hometown is unknown.
💡use the full adjective in normal sentences.
I met an ign. man at the station.
I met an unknown man at the station.
💡this shortening is for records, not for regular description.