mos
mos — 名詞
1. a very brief stretch of time
片刻
很短的一點時間
a very brief stretch of time
Hold on a mos while I find the right platform on the map.
先等我片刻，我得在地圖上找對月台。
hold on a mos while someone checks something
Rin will be back in a mos after locking the front gate.
Rin 鎖好前門後，片刻就會回來。
in a mos for returning very soon
The soup needs a mos more before we can pour it.
這鍋湯還要再等片刻，我們才能把它倒出來。
Leo paused for a mos, then signed the rental form.
Leo 停了片刻，接著就在租約上簽名。
文法句型
in a mos
for a mos
just a mos
用法筆記
Informal and regional, usually in the patterns 'in a mos' or 'for a mos'. In formal writing, most speakers choose the full word 'moment' instead.
常見錯誤
mos — 縮寫
1. a short written form of the US state name Missouri, used in addresses and locati
密蘇里州
地址中代表密蘇里州
a short written form of the US state name Missouri, used in addresses and location labels
The parcel was sent to Columbia, MO, before the holiday rush.
包裹在假期忙季前寄往密蘇里州哥倫比亞市。
City, MO in a postal address
Nia wrote Springfield, MO, on the white return label.
Nia 在白色回郵標籤上寫下 Springfield，MO。
MO on a mailing label
The conference map listed St. Louis, MO, beside the river venue.
會議地圖在河邊場地旁標著 St. Louis，MO。
At the post office, Mark checked that MO was printed under Missouri.
在郵局裡，Mark 確認 Missouri 下方印的是 MO。
- Missouri
the full state name used when space is not limited
文法句型
City, MO
MO in an address
MO on a mailing label
用法筆記
Used in US postal addresses, mailing labels, and short place listings. Modern USPS style uses capital letters without periods, though older address styles may show 'Mo.' instead.
常見錯誤
2. a short written form of 'money order', used on payment forms, receipts, and offi
匯票
付款欄中代表匯票
a short written form of 'money order', used on payment forms, receipts, and office records
Padma paid the visa fee by MO at the post office.
Padma 在郵局用 MO 匯票支付簽證費。
pay by MO for a money order payment
The clerk wrote MO beside the payment type on the receipt.
店員在收據的付款方式旁寫上 MO，表示匯票。
MO used as a payment label
Please mark MO if you are mailing rent instead of cash.
如果你是把房租寄去而不是付現，請勾選 MO。
Beatriz kept the MO stub inside her passport wallet.
Beatriz 把 MO 匯票存根收進護照夾裡。
- money order
the full term used in normal speech and fuller writing
- postal order
a related payment document in some regions, but not always the same service
文法句型
pay by MO
mark MO on a form
MO as payment type
用法筆記
Seen mainly on payment slips, receipts, and office forms where space is limited. In ordinary conversation, people usually say the full term 'money order'.
常見錯誤
3. a short written form of 'medical officer', used in hospital, military, and offic
醫務官
名單上代表醫務官
a short written form of 'medical officer', used in hospital, military, and official staff notes
The night nurse called the MO after Tuan's fever rose suddenly.
夜班護理師在 Tuan 突然發燒後打給醫務官。
call the MO for urgent clinical help
On the duty board, MO was written beside Dr. Adina Chao.
值勤板上，Dr. Adina Chao 旁邊寫著 MO。
MO marking a medical role on a roster
The report asked the MO to review Leo's ankle injury.
報告要求醫務官查看 Leo 的腳踝傷勢。
At dawn, the camp MO checked each recruit before breakfast.
天亮時，營地的醫務官在早餐前檢查每位新兵。
- medical officer
the full title used in explanation and formal references
- doctor on duty
less official wording that focuses on the person's immediate role
文法句型
call the MO
MO on the duty board
report to the MO
用法筆記
Appears mainly in duty rosters, ward notes, and official reports. It refers to the doctor with clinical responsibility, not to a general manager or administrator.