/vɪz; vɪz/
abbr 缩写 = (often read out as namely 通常读作namely) that is to say; in other words (Latin videlicet) 即, 就是（源自拉丁文videlicet）
*these three persons, viz landlord, lessee and tenant... 上述三人, 即房东、承租人、房客....

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*The abbreviations viz, ie and eg are mostly used in formal or technical English.
* viz、ie、eg这三个缩略词多用于较郑重的或科技的文体中. In speech and when reading a written text aloud we usually say namely, that is (to say) and for example respectively 在讲话或读文稿时, 这三个词分别读作namely、that is (to say)、for example. *Viz (or namely) is used to expand or specify what has already been said *viz（或namely）用以补充或具体说明前面已经提到的事物
*There are three major advantagesof the design, viz/namely cheapness, simplicity and availability. 这种设计有三大优点, 即价廉、简便、实用.
* I want to talk today about a major threat facing our society, namely AIDS. 我今天要讲的是我们社会面临的一大危害, 就是艾滋病. We use ie (or that is) to explain an unclear statement or word by rephrasing it *ie（或that is）的用法是通过重新措辞来解释一个不清楚的说法或词语
*He admitted being `economical with the truth' (ie lying). 他承认他｀简化了事实真相＇（即说了谎）. In this dictionary we often use ie and eg after examples to give further explanation of the meaning of those examples. 在本词典中, 常在示例後用 ie 和 eg 进一步解释示例的含义.

adv formal written
used before naming things that you have just referred to in a general way
　three Greek cities viz Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patras