org

org — noun

IPA/ɔːɡ/
KK[ˈɔrɡ]IPA/ɔːrɡ/

1. the ending .org in a website address, usually chosen by a non-profit or public-i

1.名詞B1
釋義

the ending .org in a website address, usually chosen by a non-profit or public-interest group

例句

The charity moved its donation page to a new .org address.

.org address for a charity site

Gabriel checked that the museum website ended in .org before donating.

website ended in .org

同義詞
  • dot-org

    a spoken or quoted way to name this exact web ending

  • domain ending

    a broader phrase for the final part of a web address

反義詞
  • .com

    a different common website ending, often linked with commercial sites

文法句型

.org address

end in .org

.org site

用法筆記

This sense names the web ending itself and usually keeps the dot in writing. It often suggests a charity, association, or other non-profit body, though the ending is not limited to one type of group everywhere.

常見錯誤

The company bought an org website.
The company bought a .org website.
💡This sense names the web ending and normally keeps the dot.

2. an informal short form of organization, especially when people mean a group such

2.名詞B2
釋義

an informal short form of organization, especially when people mean a group such as a club, charity, or local body

例句

Leo joined a campus org that tutors children after school.

campus org = campus organization

The neighborhood org met in the library basement on Tuesday night.

同義詞
  • organization

    the full neutral word, better in formal writing and official names

  • group

    broader and less formal, and it can describe looser collections of people

  • association

    more official and often used for member-based bodies

文法句型

a campus org

join an org

local org

用法筆記

Most common in casual American English, especially in phrases like student org or campus org. Unlike sense 1, this one names the group itself, not a website ending.

常見錯誤

The org of the concert sent new tickets.
The org sent new tickets.' or 'The organization behind the concert sent new tickets.
💡This sense names the group, not the planning pattern organization of + event.

org — abbreviation

IPA/ˈɔːɡ/
KK[ˈɔrɡ]IPA/ˈɔːrɡ/