13th letter, from Greek mu, from Semitic mem. The Roman symbol for 1,000; sometimes used in this sense in English 15c.-16c.; but in late 20c. newspaper headlines it stands for million. As a thickness of type, from 1680s.
权威例句
1. One of the wittiest exemplars of the technique was M. C. Escher.
最为巧妙地运用那种技巧的一个典型人物就是M.C.埃舍尔。
2. The address is 2025 M Street, Northwest, Washington, DC, 20036.
地址为华盛顿特区,西北区,M大街2025号,邮政编码20036。
3. M-60 tanks roll in.
M-60坦克进入。
4. M is twice as large as N.
M等于N的两倍.
5. At approxi-mately 11:30 p.m., Pollard finally gave his consent to the search.