i.e.
“ id est ”的拉丁缩写,字面意思是“那就是”; 在英语中用于表示“也就是说”的意思。拉丁语中的“ id ”源自 PIE 代词词干“ *i- ”(参见 yon)。至于 est,参见 is。
i.e. means that is to say, & introduces another way (more comprehensible to the hearer, driving home the speaker's point better, or otherwise preferable) of putting what has been already said; it does not introduce an example, & when substituted for e.g. in that function ... is a blunder. [Fowler]
i.e. 意味着是也就是说,并且介绍另一种方式(更易于被听者理解,更好地阐述说话者的观点或以其他方式更可取)来表达已经说过的话; 它不是举例子,如果在这个功能上替换为 e.g. ...就是一个错误。[Fowler]