Describes how to name elements and use alphabetic case .

描述如何命名元素和使用字母大小写。

Chinese is ideography , and english is alphabetic writing .

汉字是表意文字，英语是拼音文字。

The reference book is indexed in alphabetic order .

这部工具书是按照音序编制索引的。

Why is alphabetic writing " the most efficient writing system possible " ?

为什么说字母书写是“最有效的书写系统”？

Our hands become brooms , sweeping away the alphabetic dust before us .

我们的双手变成了扫帚，扫开眼前字母所化的尘埃。