拉丁文缩写不是缩写，本来是短短两个字母 re。
源于拉丁语名词“res”（事，事情，东西，档案）的离格词形（“关于”等的意思），意思是“关于（什么什么）事”。
re Your question。
（关于你的问题）等拉丁语是像中文的文言那样的东西，对于一般人来说是不太通晓的，所以现代人把 re 当为“with REgard to”（也是“关于”的意思）或“in REply to”（回答什么什么）等的缩写，就是不对的，可也是一个可以理解的错误。
缩写1：A.D.拉丁文：anno Domini释义：in the year of the Lord 耶稣纪年，公元例句：The United States Civil War began in AD 1861.缩写2：a.m.拉丁文：Ante Meridiem释义：before middday 上午，午前例句：We will meet the mayor at 10 a.m.缩写3：c., ca.拉丁文：circa释义：around, about, approximately大约用法：用于日期中表示大概的数。
例句：The antique clock is from c.1900.缩写4：Cap拉丁文：capitulus释义：chapter 章节用法：用于英国及其前殖民地的法律章节前。
例句：Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap. 553).缩写5：cf.拉丁文：confer释义："bring together" and hence "compare" 试比较用法：提示读者比较所引用资料中的说法与文中的论述，与cp.可替换使用。
例句：These results were similar to those obtained using different techniques (cf. Wilson, 1999 and Ansmann, 1992).缩写6：cp.释义：compare 比较例句：These results were similar to those obtained using different techniques (cp. Wilson, 1999 and Ansmann, 1992).缩写7：C.V.拉丁文：curriculum vitae释义：course of life 简历缩写8：etc.拉丁文：et cetera释义：and the others, and other things, and the rest 等等例句：I need to go to the store and buy some pie, milk, cheese, etc.缩写9：e.g.拉丁文：exempli gratia释义：for example, for instance 比如例句：The shipping company instituted a surcharge on any items weighing over a ton; e.g., a car or truck.缩写10：ff.拉丁文：folio释义：and following 以及接下去的例句：see page 258ff.（参见第258页以及接下去的若干页）缩写11：id.拉丁文：idem释义：the same (man) 同上用法：用来避免（在引用、脚注、书目等处）重复某个男性作者的名字。
如果是女性作者，用ead. (eadem)。
缩写12：i.a.拉丁文：inter alia释义：among other things 除了别的因素以外，特别例句：Ernest Hemingway—autho r (i.a. 'The Sun Also Rises') and friend.缩写13：i.e.拉丁文：id est释义：that is, in other words 即是例句：For reasons not fully understood there is only a minor PSI contribution to the variable fluorescence emission of chloroplasts (Dau, 1994), i.e., the PSI fluorescence appears to be independent from the state of its reaction centre (Butler, 1978).缩写14：lb.拉丁文：libra释义：scales 磅缩写15：LL.B.拉丁文：Legum Baccalaureus释义：bachelor of laws 法学士缩写16：M.A.拉丁文：Magister Artium释义：Master of Arts 文科硕士缩写17：N.B.拉丁文：nota bene释义：note well 注意，留心例句：N.B.: All the measurements have an accuracy of withi 5% as they were calibrated according to the procedure described by Jackson (1989).缩写18：op.cit.拉丁文：opere citato释义：the work cited 在前面所引用的书中用法：通常用于参考文献中，同ibid相似，但是ibid通常会跟着页码。
缩写19：p.a.拉丁文：per annum释义：through a year 每年缩写20：per cent（通常写作percent）拉丁文：per centum释义：for each one hundred 百分之一缩写21：PH.D.拉丁文：Philosphiae Doctor释义：Teacher of Philosophy 哲学博士缩写22：P.M.拉丁文：Post Meridiem释义：after midday 下午，午后例句：We will meet the mayor at 2 P.M. 缩写23：p.p.拉丁文：per procuratione m释义：through the agency of 经由代理人缩写24：PRN拉丁文：pro re nata释义：as needed 当需要时用法：处方用语缩写25：pro tem拉丁文：pro tempore释义：for the time being, temporarily 暂时缩写26：P.S.拉丁文：post scriptum释义：after what has been written 附言例句：（信结尾处）Sincerely,John Smith.P.S. Tell mother I say hello!缩写27：Q.D.拉丁文：quaque die释义：every day 每天例句：处方用语缩写28：Q.E.D.拉丁文：quod erat demonstrandum释义：which was to be demonstrated 证明完毕例句：At the end of the long proof, the professor exclaimed "Alas, Q.E.D!"缩写29：q.v.拉丁文：quod videre释义：which to see 参见用法：当某个术语或短语可在当前的文档或书籍里查找时，将q.v.加在其后。
复数形式为"qq.v."。
缩写30：Re拉丁文：in re释义：in the matter of, concerning 关于用法：通常作为传统书信及备忘录标题的前缀。
但在电子邮件中使用时，它更像是"reply"（回复）的缩写。
缩写31：REG拉丁文：regina释义：queen 女王用法：女王在位期间，英国硬币上印有REG。
当执政君主是king时，用Rex。
缩写32：R.I.P.拉丁文：requiescat in pace释义：may he/she rest in peace 愿他（或她）安息吧例句：R.I.P good grandmother.缩写33：s.o.s.拉丁文：si opus sit释义：if there is need, if occasion require, if necessary 如有必要缩写34：stat.拉丁文：statim释义：immediately 马上，立即例句：That patient needs attention, stat.!缩写35：viz.拉丁文：videlicet释义：namely, precisely, that is to say 即，就是例句：The noble gases, viz. helium, neon, argon, xenon, krypton and radon, show a non-expected behaviour when exposed to this new element.缩写36：vs拉丁文：versus释义：against 以……为对手例句：The next football game will be the Knights vs. the Sea Eagles.。