Dr.是doctor的简写，即博士（最高学位。 且必须是取得该头衔后才能称呼。 在读博士是 Doctoral Candidate）。 by the way：博士后不是学位的一种，只是在某处工作的博士的类职称而已。 德国人通常称呼一位教授的方式也不是Prof. Dr. ，我见过一位给亚琛的写信，称Dr Feb 22, 2017 · Recently, I was reading articles on the net and realised that there is a lot of ambiguity over the usage of Dr. and Dr, Er. and Er etc. I usually prefer the dot while writing Doctor (Dr.) or Engin Its usual that we see doctors use Dr. Title, but I have also seen engineers use title - Er. Is this practise allowed, approved? I have seen few name boards like that in India. 在英国高校网站的教授列表上，只有正教授（full professor）才能用Prof.这个title，其他教授都只能Dr.。 英国之所以把Prof.和Dr.分得比较开，我觉得主要一个原因是英国的教授的职称是从Lecturer 到Senior Lecturer才到Professor，并不是像美国那样有assistant/associate professor。 Aug 11, 2025 · Dr. Hu's Zhihu profile featuring insights, expertise, and contributions to various topics. Sep 20, 2011 · What is this type of word called: Mr., Ms., Dr.? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct. May 22, 2015 · But Dr. Firstname is not unheard of, and depending on the relationship you have with the doctor and the setting for your interaction (including the geographic part of the world), may be unremarkable. Oct 26, 2016 · "Dr." is an abbreviation for "doctor", and either can be used in most situations. However, it is not idiomatic to say, eg, "Frank is a Dr. at Memorial Hospital", or "Joe is sick so I called the Dr.". Rather, "doctor" is generally spelled out in such cases, where the term is used not as a title but a position or trade. Feb 8, 2011 · 1 I think it depends on the style guide. American Medical Association style is to omit

periods in all abbreviations except middle initials, so: eg, ie, vs, Dr, Mr, etc. This is probably just the magazine's house style. Nov 21, 2014 · tl;dr is used to call out another user on the length of their post. However, in cases of more courteous exchanges and serious discussions, tl;dr can be self-invoked by the original poster as a disclaimer to the readers. It is then paired with a brief summary of the longer original text. KnowYourMeme: tl;dr urbandictionary: tl;dr Also useful to