ec

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ec — 名詞

1. a political and economic organization of Western European countries, formed afte

1.名詞B1
釋義

歐洲共同體

西歐國家的政治經濟組織

a political and economic organization of Western European countries, formed after World War II to create a shared market and common trade rules among its members; it was later replaced by the European Union.

例句

The EC was created in 1957 by six founding countries.

歐洲共同體於一九五七年由六個創始國成立。

usually used with 'the'

Wei wrote a report on how the EC expanded into southern Europe in the 1980s.

Wei 寫了一份關於歐洲共同體在八〇年代擴張至南歐的報告。

同義詞
  • EU

    the European Union, which replaced the European Community in 1993; EU is used for current events, EC for historical ones

  • Common Market

    an informal name for the European Community, focusing on its economic role

文法句型

the EC

用法筆記

Frequently used with the definite article ('the EC'). The organization officially became part of the European Union (EU) in 1993; references to the EC after that date are typically historical.

常見錯誤

❌Britain joined the EC in 1973.
✅The UK joined the EC in 1973.
💡Use 'the' before 'EC' when referring to the organization as a named entity.

2. the written short form that uses the first letters of the words 'European Commun

2.名詞B1
釋義

縮寫；簡稱

歐洲共同體的英文縮寫

the written short form that uses the first letters of the words 'European Community' or 'European Communities', appearing on official documents, news headlines, maps, and addresses.

例句

The newspaper headline read 'EC approves new farm subsidy plan'.

報紙標題寫著「EC 批准新的農業補貼方案」。

common in news headlines

Hoa explained to her classmates that EC stands for European Community.

Hoa 向同學解釋說 EC 代表歐洲共同體。

pattern: EC stands for ...

同義詞
  • EU

    the written short form for European Union, which replaced EC in official usage after 1993

文法句型

EC stands for European Community

EC is short for

用法筆記

The abbreviation is written in capital letters without full stops (EC, not E.C.). This written form was common before the European Union replaced the Community structure in 1993.

常見錯誤

❌e.c.' (lowercase with dots)
✅EC' (uppercase without full stops)
💡Abbreviations for organizations are written in capital letters with no periods between the letters.