请参考如下英文百科全书的解释 aladv 1: used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of people [syn: et , and others] 2: used as an abbreviation of `et alibi' when referring to other occurrences in a text [syn: et , and elsewhere]et (Lat) 以及其他人,等人
这是一篇标准的外文参考文献格式:[1]Singer SJ, Gaba DM, Geppcrt JJ, et The culture of safety: Results from an organization wide survey in 15 California hospitals [J] Qual Saf Health C 2003,12(2):112-118.其中的“ et ”也就是“等”了,不过一般是要求写成前三位作者的,看各校要求了。