| 词组 | i.e., e.g. |
| 释义 | i.e., e.g. Usage books note that these two abbreviations tend to be confused with each other. Our evidence shows that the usual error is the use of i.e. in place of e.g. The error is relatively rare in edited material, but it does seem to occur widely in speech and casual writing. To avoid it, remember that i.e. is an abbreviation for the Latin id est and means "that is"; e.g. is an abbreviation of exempli gratia and means "for example." I.e., like that is, typically introduces a rewording or clarification of a statement that has just been made or of a word that has just been used: • Most of the new books are sold through 3,500 Christian (i.e., Protestant) bookstores —N. Y. Times Book Rev., 31 Oct. 1976 • It is money that wasn't absorbed by government, i.e. the administration tax cuts, that is spurring current growth —Joe Sneed & John Tatlock, Houston Post, 31 Aug. 1984 E.g. introduces one or more examples that illustrate something stated directly or shortly before it: • Poets whose lack of these isn't made up by an inescapable intensity of personal presence (e.g. Sylvia Plath) simply aren't represented —Hugh Kenner, N.Y. Times Book Rev., 17 Oct. 1976 • ... rent them to responsible tenants, e.g., retired naval officers —David Schoenbaum, N. Y. Times, 3 July 1977 If you feel uncertain about which abbreviation is called for in a particular context, try substituting that is or for example, or else revise the sentence so that neither is required. |
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