01.GIF
虽然 native speakers 不会把GIF这三个字母分开念,但是他们内部对于 GIF 的发音也有分歧:
那 GIF 之父怎么说呢?
Steve Wilhite, the inventor of GIF, declared it should be pronounced “jif,” like the brand of peanut butter, rather than with a hard G sound. GIF的发明者Steve Wilhite 说应该念“jif”,就像知名的花生酱品牌 Jif。
GIF 的全称是:
Graphics Interchange Format: 图像互换格式
接下来我们来讨论其他的:
File extension: 文件后缀
File format: 文件格式
02.Image
分开按字母念的:
.ai - Adobe Illustrator file
.bmp - Bitmap image / Bitmap
.png - PNG image
.psd - PSD image
连起来念的:
.jpeg / .jpg:
.tif or .tiff:
03.Video
分开按字母念的:
.avi - AVI file
.flv - Adobe Flash file
.m4v - Apple MP4 video file
.mov - Apple Quick Time movie file
.mp4 - MPEG4 video file
.rm - RealMedia file
.swf - Shockwave flash file
.wmv - Windows Media Video file
连起来念的:
.mpg / .mpeg:
04.Audio
分开按字母念的:
.mp3 - MP3 audio file
.mpa - MPEG-2 audio file
.wma - WMA audio file
.wpl - Windows Media Player playlist
连起来念的:
.wav:
.mid: / .midi:
05.Compressed file
跟压缩文件有关的英文:
Compress: 压缩
Decompress: 解压
分开按字母念的:
.pkg - Package file
.rpm - Red Hat Package Manager
连起来念的:
.rar:
.zip:
06.Text
分开按字母念的:
.pdf - PDF file
.txt - Plain text file
.odt - OpenOffice Writer document file
.rtf - Real Text File
连起来念的:
.doc:
.docx:
07.Spreadsheet
表格文件后缀都是分开念的:
.xls - Microsoft Excel file
.xlsx - Microsoft Excel Open XML spreadsheet file
08.Could you send me as a...file?
“用...文件格式发给我”用英语怎么说?
Could you send me as a...file?
Could you send me in...format?
口语中,Microsoft Word和Excel一般会用软件名表达:Word file、Excel file,不是文件后缀。
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