大写字母,英文叫做capital letter,你是否在书写英文的时候被「何时首字母该大写」困惑过?比如“指环王”的英文名字“The Lord of the Rings”——为什么第一个the首字母大写,后面的the却不需要,为什么of首字母又不大写呢?关于「何时首字母该大写」,今天小沃就在这里细数一下它的规则:
人名:如Taylor Swift
地方名:如The Rocky Mountains
公司名:如Wal-Mart Stores,Inc
国家名:如The United States
语言:如English
组织机构名:如United Nations
重要的事件和项目:如Olympic Games
但是:当组织机构的名字没有被明确指出时,不需要首字母大写,例
John is an officer of the New York Police Department, the largest municipal(市政的) police department in the United States.
名称在名字之前,字母大写;如:
We are pleased to introduce President Obama.
名称在名字之后,字母小写;如:
The conference will be led by Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft.
当用方位词指示一个地理区域时大写,例
Growing up in a military family, Hunter spent many years in the Middle East.
但是:在指示基本方向时,不需要大写,例
The storm is moving north at 17 miles per hour.
星期几(如Monday、Friday)
月份(如April、July)
节假日(如April Fool's Day)
事件(如Watergate Event)
但是,季节是不需要大写的,例如:
Carol is going to America, this winter.
I think that summer is my favourite season.
当直接引用某些话时,引用内容的首字母大写;
如果引用书、电影或歌曲的名字,首字母大写,所有的冠词和介词需小写。例
Jenny said "Dances with Wolves" is her favorite Kevin Costner movie.
文章或者PPT的标题同理哦
缩写和基于专有名词的缩写时,所有字母大写,例 NBC is also known as the National Broadcasting Company.
注:大多数情况下,派生词不需要大写,例
The Penicillium fungus is used to make penicillin.
青霉菌是被用来做青霉素的。
Now你学会单词首字母的大小写规则了吗?这回你是也否可以解释文章开头关于指环王“The Lord of the Rings”的疑问了呢?Give it a shot!