et
et — 縮寫
1. used in the citation form 'et al.' after a surname to show that a book, article,
等人
引文中表示還有其他作者
used in the citation form 'et al.' after a surname to show that a book, article, or study had other authors besides the one named.
The report lists Park et al. as the first source on page nine.
報告在第九頁把 Park 等人列為第一個資料來源。
surname + et al. in a source citation
In her essay, Sirin quoted Ahmed et al. on climate policy.
Sirin 在她的文章裡引用了 Ahmed 等人對氣候政策的看法。
used inside academic writing and citation discussion
The footnote says Okafor et al. tested the drug in mice.
註腳寫著 Okafor 等人曾在老鼠身上測試這種藥。
Brian found Lopez et al. in the reading list for class.
Brian 在課堂閱讀清單裡看到了 Lopez 等人。
Camila added Watanabe et al. after the second sentence in her draft.
Camila 在她的草稿第二句後面加上了 Watanabe 等人。
- and others
plain English wording, used outside formal citation style
- and colleagues
ordinary prose for co-workers or collaborators, not a set citation marker
文法句型
[surname] et al.
用法筆記
Almost always follows a surname inside a reference or in-text citation, and it usually appears as part of 'et al.' with a period after 'al.'. Use it in formal academic or legal writing, not in ordinary conversation.