英文科技论文写作样式指南-标点符号之句点(period)

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"Anne M. Coghill, Lorrin R. Garson. The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006"

第二部分(Part 2. Style Guidelines)

第9章(9. Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling)

第118–119页

Period

句点

Ø  Use a   period at the end of a declarative sentence, but never in combination with   any other punctuation marks.

Ø  在陈述句的末尾使用句点,但不要与任何其它标点符号组合使用。

例1:He said, “Watch out!”

例2:She asked, “May I go?”

Ø  Do   not use periods after most abbreviated units of measure, except when the   abbreviation could be confused with a word (in. for inches, at. for atomic,   no. for number).

Ø  切勿在大多数缩写度量单位后使用句点,除非缩写可能与单词混淆(in.表示英寸,at.表示原子,no.表示数字)。

Ø  If a   sentence ends with an abbreviation that includes a period, do not add another   period.

Ø  如果一个句子的结尾是一个包含句点的缩写,不要再加一个句点。

例1:She will return at 3 .

Ø  Use   periods and spaces after initials in persons’ names.

Ø  在人名首字母后使用句点和空格。

例1:J.-L. Gay Lussac

例2:J. E. Lennard-Jones

例3:M. S. Newman

例外:

Use   periods but no spaces when referring to authors of a paper in the   acknowledgment paragraph of the paper.

在论文的致谢段落中提及论文作者时,请使用句点,但不要使用空格。

例1: . and . thank Dr. Rose Allan for carefully reading the manuscript.

例2: C.-., .-P., N.-., and . are grateful for generous support from the university.

Ø  Do   not use periods in abbreviations or acronyms of institution or organization names.

Ø  切勿在机构或组织名称的简称或首字母缩略词中使用句点。

例1:ACS

例2:CNRS

例3:NASA

例4:NIH

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