backronym
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈbæk.rə.nɪm/us/ˈbæk.rə.nɪm/anexistingword, phrase, or abbreviation that has been made into anacronym(= a set oflettersin which each is the firstletterof a word in anameor phrase):
The Amber Alertsystemcame from thenameof amissingchild, butlaterthe backronym "America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response" wascreated.“安珀警报系统”的名字来自于一个名叫安珀的失踪的孩子，但之后根据她名字的首字母创造了"美国失踪人口：广播紧急回应（AMBER）”这个逆向首字母缩略词。
BASICis anacronym(for Beginner's AllpurposeSymbolic Instruction Code), not a backronym.BASIC是一个首字母缩略词（初学者通用符号指令代码），而不是一个逆向首字母缩略词。
- The Apgarscore,namedafter DrVirginiaApgar,becameamnemonicbackronym: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity and Respiration.
- The FBI'smottois a backronym ofFBI, "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity".
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