etc.是拉丁语“et cetera”的缩略形式,英:语书面语中时常碰到。可以按英语音标念成[it’setr(?)]或[et’set(?)r(?)],但目前大多数英美人,尤其是美国人有时又趋向于读为and so forth 或and so on;英文解释为andso forth,and so on,and the rest,and(the)others,汉语意思是“等等”或“以及其他”。它用来表示被省略的事物。如,The case is suitable for etc. is a shortened version of the Latin “et cetera”, English: often encountered in written language. It can be pronounced as [it’setr (?)] Or [et’set (?) R (?)] In English phonetic alphabet, but at present most English and Americans, especially Americans, sometimes tend to read as and so forth or so on; English explanation for and so forth, and so on, and the rest, and (the) others, Chinese meaning is “等等” or “和 其他”. It is used to indicate something that is omitted. For example, The case is suitable for