时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:趣谈英语


英语课
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
 
post (prefix 1): after; later
postscript 2: after the writing
addendum 3: additional information
series: more than one in a row
PPS: post postscript
correspondence: communication by letters




PPS Stands For Post Postscript
When you want to add a note or forgotten detail to a completed letter after signing off, you can include a postscript (PS). The prefix “post” means after, and is the opposite of “pre,” which means before. An example of a common addendum is, PS: I love you. Some people include a series of postscripts 4 in their letters. The second postscript should be written with two P’s (PPS). This stands for post postscript. It is a common error to write PSS for the second postscript. Postscripts were more common before the digital age when letters were handwritten or typed. These days it is easy enough to insert a detail or comment within an email. Postscripts are rarely used in formal correspondence.


1 prefix
n.前缀;vt.加…作为前缀;置于前面
  • We prefix "Mr."to a man's name.我们在男士的姓名前加“先生”。
  • In the word "unimportant ","un-" is a prefix.在单词“unimportant”中“un”是前缀。
2 postscript
n.附言,又及;(正文后的)补充说明
  • There was the usual romantic postscript at the end of his letter.他的信末又是一贯的浪漫附言。
  • She mentioned in a postscript to her letter that the parcel had arrived.她在信末附笔中说包裹已寄到。
3 addendum
n.补充,附录
  • This is an addendum to the book.这是本书的附录。
  • Six parts and one addendum are separated in the paper.论文由六章和一个附录组成。
4 postscripts
(信末签名后的)附言,又及( postscript的名词复数 ); (正文后的)补充说明
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