and so on

and so on — 慣用語

1. used after naming a few things to indicate that there are more similar items you

1.慣用語A2
釋義

等等

列舉數項後表示還有其他

used after naming a few things to indicate that there are more similar items you could add, without listing every single one

例句

Ezra brought carrots, onions, potatoes, and so on from the market.

Ezra 從市場帶了紅蘿蔔、洋蔥、馬鈴薯等等。

positioning: at the end of a list of concrete nouns

The handbook explains the visa rules, housing options, tax requirements, and so on.

手冊說明了簽證規定、住宿選擇、稅務要求等等。

同義詞
  • and so forth

    identical meaning; slightly more formal in tone

  • et cetera

    Latin abbreviation etc.; common in writing, especially in brackets or parentheses

  • and the like

    similar meaning; often used when the examples are things of the same type

文法句型

[item A], [item B], [item C], and so on

用法筆記

Always placed at or near the end of a list — never at the beginning. It signals that the list is not exhaustive and the listener can infer the remaining items from context.

常見錯誤

❌I like and so on reading, writing.
✅I like reading, writing, and so on.
💡'and so on' must come at the end of the list, not before the items.