ampersand
/ˈæmpəsænd/noun
- the sign & (standing for and, as in Smith & Co., or the Latin et, as in & c)"&"号（代表"and", 例如 Smith & Co., 或拉丁语 "et", 例如& c.）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: alteration of and per se and '& by itself is and'， chanted as an aid to learning the sign.