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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 抄 has 7 strokes and the on-reading しょう. 抄訳 (しょうやく) and 抄録 (しょうろく) concern selecting or summarizing content.
• Basic usage: 抄訳 means translating selected parts of a text; 抄録 means an abstract or summary of the main points of something such as a paper.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Selected translation and an abstract
  • 長い論文の抄訳 means an abridged translation of a long paper. 重要な章だけを抄訳した means translated only the important chapters because time was limited.
  • 論文の抄録を読んだ means read a paper's abstract. 学会の抄録集 refers to the conference abstract book used to find a presentation of interest.