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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