常见缩略词ABC warfare Atomic-Biological-Chemical warfare原子、生物、化学战ABM Treaty Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty反弹道导弹条约ACDA Arms Control and Disarmament Agency美国军备控制和裁军署ADB Asian Development Bank亚洲发展银行AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization产联—劳联（美国的工会组织）AID Agency for International Development国际开发总署AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome获得性免疫缺陷综合症（爱滋病）ANC African National Congress非洲人国民大会ANZUS Australia New-Zealand and the United States Mutual Security Pact澳新美安全条约APC armored personnel carrier装甲运兵车APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum亚太经济合作论坛（亚欧克）APS Advanced Photo System先进摄像系统（一种不用胶卷的照相机）ARATS Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits海峡两岸关系协会ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations东南亚国家联盟ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting亚欧会议（1996年2月在泰国举行第一次会议，每两年一次）ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode异步转换模式ATM Automatic Teller Machine自动取款机A VC American Veteran Committee美国退伍军人委员会AW ACS Air-borne Warning and Command System机载预警和指挥系统BCCI Bank of Credit and Commercial International国际信贷和商业银行（1991年因涉嫌洗钱而破产）BP British Petroleum Company英国石油公司BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy牛海绵状脑病（俗称Mad cow disease疯牛病，一种传染性脑病）CD Compact Disk（激）光盘CEO Chief Executive Officer（公司等的）总经理，总裁CFC Chloro-Fluoro-Carbon含氯氟烃CIA Central Intelligence Agency中央情报局CIS Commonwealth of Independent States独立国家联合体（独联体）CJD Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease克罗伊茨费尔特—雅各布氏病CKD Component Knocked Down零件来料组装CMC Central Military Commission（中国）中央军事委员会COCOM Committee Controlling East-West Trade 东西方贸易统筹委员会CPPCC Chinese People’s Polit ical Consultative Conference（中国）全国人民政治协商会议CSCE Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe欧洲安全和合作会议CSIS Center for Strategic and International Study战略和国际研究中心CTBT Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty全面禁止核试验条约DEA Drug Enforcement Administration（美国）毒品缉私局DMZ Demilitarized Zone非军事区DNA deoxyribonucleic acid脱氧核糖核酸EC European Council欧盟委员会ECOW AS Economic Community Of West African States西非国家经济共同体ERM Exchange Rate Mechanism（欧洲）货币体系汇率机制EU European Union欧盟Euratom European Union’s Atomic Energy Agency欧洲原子能机构FAQ Frequently Asked Questions常问的问题FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation联邦调查局FBR Fast Breeding Reactor快速增殖反应堆FIFA International Football Federation国际足球联合会FIS Islamic Salvation Front（阿尔及利亚）伊斯兰救国阵线Frelimo Mozambique Liberation Front莫桑比克解放阵线FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas美洲自由贸易区GA TT the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade关税及贸易总协定GMT Greenwich Mean Time格林威治（格林尼治）平均时间GNP Gross National Product国民生产总值GNP Grand National Party（韩）大国民党HARM High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile高速反辐射导弹HDTV High Definition Television高清晰度电视IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency国际原子能委员会IBM Inter-continental Ballistic Missile洲际弹道导弹ICC International Chamber of Commerce国际商会ICJ International Commission of Jurists国际法学家委员会ICJ International Court of Justice国际法院ICR CInternational Committee of the Red Cross红十字国际委员会IFORNATO’s Implementing Force北大西洋公约组织驻波黑的部队IISS International Institute for Strategic Study（伦敦）国际战略研究所ILO International Labor Organization国际劳工组织IMF International Monetary Fund国际货币基金组织INFTreaty Intermediate-range Nuclear Force Treaty中程核导弹条约Interpol (ICPO) International Criminal Police Organization国际刑警组织IOC International Olympic Committee国际奥林匹克委员会IPRIntellectual Property rights知识产权IPTF United Nations’ International Police Task Force联合国国际警察部队IRC International Red Cross国际红十字会KEDO Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization朝鲜半岛能源开发组织KIA Killed In Action阵亡KLA Kosovo Liberation Army（南）科索沃解放军LCD Liquid Crystal Display液晶显示LP Long-Playing record密纹唱片LTTE Liberation Tiger of Tamil Elam（斯里兰卡）“伊拉姆”泰米尔猛虎解放组织M&A Merge and Acquisition兼并与收购MFN Most Favored Nation最惠国MIA Missing In Action战争中失踪的人MP Military Police宪兵队MP Military Policemen宪兵MP (M.P)Member of Parliament（英国）下院议员MQP Most Quoted Person最知名的运动员MRE Meals Ready to Eat军用份饭MSF Medicines Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) 医生无国界（法国的一医疗慈善救援机构）MVP Most Valuable Player（NBA）最有价值球员NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People全国有色人种协进会NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People全国有色人种协进会NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement北美自由贸易协议（由美国、加拿大和墨西哥签订）NAM Non-Aligned Movement不结盟运动NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration（美国）国家航空和宇宙航行局NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization北大西洋公约组织NBA National Basketball Association全美篮球协会NBC Warfare Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Warfare核、生物、化学战NGO Non-governmental Organization非政府机构NPC National People’s Congress（中国）全国人民代表大会NPT Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty防止核扩散条约NRA National Rifle Association全国枪支协会NRO National Reconnaissance Office国家侦察办公室NTR Normal Trade Relations正常贸易关系（美国自1998年7月22日起用NTR替代原来使用的MFN）OAS Organization of American States美洲国家组织OAU Organization of African Unity非洲统一组织OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development经济合作与发展组织OIC Organization of Islamic Conferences伊斯兰会议组织OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries石油输出国组织（欧佩克）ORP Orderly repatriation Program有计划的遣返计划OTC Over-The-Counter场外交易市场PA People Alliance人民联盟PECC Pacific Economic Cooperation Council太平洋地区经济合作委员会PNA Palestinian National Authority巴勒斯坦民族权力机构POW Prisoner Of War战俘REM Rapid Eye Movement（人睡眠时的）快速眼睛运动RLV Reusable Launch Vehicle可重复使用的发射运载器RNA Ribonucleic acid核糖核酸RPG Rocket Propelled Grenade火箭推进的榴弹SADC Southern African Development Community南部非洲发展共同体SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Talks限制战略武器会谈SAREC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation南亚地区合作联盟SCNPC Standing Committee of the National People’s（中国）全国人民代表大会常务委员会SDI Strategic Defence Initiatives战略防御计划（星球大战，后改称Ballistic Missile Defence 弹道导弹防御系统）SEF Straits Exchange Foundation（台湾）海峡交流基金会SETI Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence外星文明搜索计划SEZ Special Economic Zone（中国）经济特区SKD Subunit Knocked Down组件来料组装Sonar Sound navigation ranging声纳START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty削减战略武器条约SWAPO South West African Peoples’ Organization西南非洲人民组织UCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade And Development联合国贸易和发展会议UDA Ulster Defence Association北爱尔兰防卫协会UFO Unidentified Flying Object未查明真相的空中飞行物，飞碟UMA Arab Maghreb Union阿拉伯“马格里布”联盟（由阿尔及利亚、利比亚、毛里塔尼亚、摩洛哥、突尼斯等组成）UNAMIR United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda联合国援助卢旺达部队UNDOF United Nat ions’ Deengagement Observer Force联合国脱离接触观察员部队（驻扎于以色列与叙利亚之间）UNDP United Nations’ Development Program联合国发展总署UNDRO United Nations’ Disaster Relief Organization联合国灾难救济组织UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization联合国教科文组织UNFAO Un ited Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization联合国粮食及农业组织UNFICYP United Forces In Cyprus联合国驻塞浦路斯维持和平部队（塞浦路斯于1974年分为南北两部分，南部政府得到国际承队）UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee联合国难民事务高级专员办事处UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund 联合国儿童基金组织UNIKOMUN Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission联合国驻伊科边界观察团UNITA National Union for the Total Independence of Angola争取安哥拉彻底独立全国联盟（安盟）UNOM United Nations Observers Mission联合国观察团（例如观察南非选举）UNOSO MUnited Nations Operation in Somalia联合国索马里行动部队UNPROFOR United Nations Protection Forces联合国和平保护部队UNSCOM United Nations Special Commission on Iraq联合国伊拉克事务特别使团UNSCOM UN Special Committee for the Disarmament of Iraq联合国特委会USS United States’ Ship美国军舰V olrep V oluntary repatriation自愿遣返WEU Western European Union西欧联盟WFP World Food Program世界粮食署WHO World Health Organization世界卫生组织WTO World Trade Organization世界贸易组织（1995年取代GATT）。