abbreviate
/əˈbriːvɪeɪt/verb
with obj.(一般作 be abbreviated)
- shorten (a word, phrase, or text)缩写, 节略（词, 短语, 文本）：
the business of artists and repertoire, commonly abbreviated to A & R
负责物色艺术家和组织节目的事务, 通常缩写成A&R
as adj. abbreviated this book is an abbreviated version of the earlier work.这本书是先前作品的缩写本。
词源
late Middle English: from late Latin abbreviat- 'shortened', from the verb abbreviare, from Latin brevis 'short'.