This is only a written short form of association — a group of people who join together for a shared job, sport, or cause. You meet it in names on letterheads, websites, and name badges: the Parent–Teacher Assoc., the Taiwan Medical Assoc.

This is only a written short form of association這只是association的書面縮寫，指 a group of一群 for a shared job, sport, or cause因共同的工作、運動、或目標而 who join together聚在一起的 people人 You meet it你會看到它 in names on letterheads, websites, and name badges出現在信頭、網站、名牌上的名稱裡，像是 the Parent–Teacher Assoc.家長教師會 the Taiwan Medical Assoc.台灣醫學會

People almost never say the clipped form out loud; they still say the full word association when they talk. It sits in the same family of paper shortcuts as Ltd. or Inc.: useful on a sign, odd in speech.

People almost never say out loud人們幾乎不會把 the clipped form這個縮寫形式唸出聲； when they talk講話的時候， they still say還是會說 the full word association完整的字association It sits in the same family of paper shortcuts as Ltd. or Inc.它跟Ltd.或Inc.一樣，屬於書面縮寫的同一類： useful on a sign寫在招牌上很好用， odd in speech講出來卻怪怪的

Though actually, in older British writing Assoc. can also stand for Associate as a title before a name. In school and on forms here, it nearly always means the group, not the job title.

Though actually不過其實， in older British writing在比較舊式的英式寫法裡， Assoc. can also stand for AssociateAssoc.也可以代表Associate（會員、准會員）， as a title before a name放在人名前面當頭銜 In school and on forms here在這裡的學校和表格上， it nearly always means the group它幾乎都是指團體的意思， not the job title而不是那個頭銜

If you see it after a long official name, read it as association and you will be right.

If you see it after a long official name如果你看到它接在一個很長的正式名稱後面， read it as association就把它當作association來看， and you will be right這樣理解就對了