vo

IPA/vˈəʊ/
KK[vˈo]IPA/vˈoʊ/

vo — abbreviation

1. a short written form used to mean the reverse side of a printed page, card, or s

1.縮寫C1
釋義

a short written form used to mean the reverse side of a printed page, card, or sheet in catalogues, archive notes, and image records

例句

The archivist wrote "vo." beside the sketch on plate 12.

vo. in archive notes beside an item

On the museum label, "vo." marks the back of Noa's postcard.

vo. marking the reverse side of an object

同義詞
  • verso

    the full specialist term used in catalogues and print description

  • back

    an everyday word, but less exact than the page term 'verso'

反義詞
  • recto

    the front side of the same printed item

文法句型

see vo.

on the vo.

signed on the vo.

用法筆記

Used mainly in written cataloguing, printing, and archive work. It points to the reverse side of an item, while the front side is usually called the recto.

常見錯誤

❌The stamp is on the vo page.
✅The stamp is on the vo.
💡'vo.' already means the reverse side, so you do not add 'page' after it in a note.
❌Please say vo. when you show the class the picture.
✅Please say the back page when you show the class the picture.
💡'vo.' is mainly a written label, not an ordinary spoken word.

2. a shortened written form for an instruction that someone gives aloud, especially

2.縮寫C1
釋義

a shortened written form for an instruction that someone gives aloud, especially when a military, transport, or office action must be carried out at once

例句

The sergeant gave a vo. before Quan's unit left camp.

give a vo. before an action

Please wait for a vo. before changing the delivery route.

wait for a vo. before taking action

同義詞

文法句型

give a vo.

wait for a vo.

confirm the vo.

用法筆記

Usually appears in notes that record how an instruction was first given. It refers to the spoken order itself, even if someone later writes it down or confirms it by email.

常見錯誤

❌The manager sent a vo. by email.
✅The manager sent a written order by email.
💡a 'vo.' is spoken first; once it is sent in writing, it is no longer the verbal order itself.
❌The guard waited for a voice order.
✅The guard waited for a vo.
💡here 'vo.' stands for 'verbal order', not the phrase 'voice order'.

3. a short note in family-history records showing that a person was of very advance

3.縮寫C2
釋義

a short note in family-history records showing that a person was of very advanced age at the time of the record

例句

In the family chart, "vo." appears beside Sayaka's age.

vo. beside a person's age in a chart

The researcher marked one ancestor as vo. in the parish record.

marked as vo. in genealogy records

同義詞
  • very old

    the full wording used in family-history explanation

  • aged

    an ordinary adjective, not the specialist record label

文法句型

marked as vo.

listed as vo.

vo. beside a person's age

用法筆記

Seen mainly in genealogy charts, parish books, and transcription notes rather than ordinary writing. It labels a person's age status, not an old object or an old document.

常見錯誤

❌The record marked the church as vo.
✅The record marked the grandmother as vo.
💡this abbreviation describes a person's advanced age, not an old building or object.
❌My vo. aunt lives in Tainan.
✅My very old aunt lives in Tainan.
💡in everyday sentences, write the full words; 'vo.' is mainly a genealogy note.