A chartered accountant, surveyor, or engineer is not just someone who studied that subject. They have passed a special set of professional exams and belong to a body that the state (in Britain, often by royal charter) has given the right to set those standards.

A chartered accountant, surveyor, or engineer一位chartered的會計師、測量師或工程師 is not just someone who studied that subject不只是讀過那個科目的人。They have passed a special set of professional exams他們通過了一整套特別的專業考試 and belong to a body而且屬於一個公會 that the state (in Britain, often by royal charter) has given the right to set those standards這個公會是國家（在英國常常是透過皇家特許狀）授權來訂定那些標準的。

The word sits in front of the job: a chartered accountant, a chartered surveyor. It marks a licence and a title, so it feels formal and proud — the kind of thing printed on a business card or an office door.

The word sits in front of the job這個字放在職稱前面: a chartered accountant, a chartered surveyor像「chartered accountant」、「chartered surveyor」這樣。It marks a licence and a title它標誌著一種執照和頭銜, so it feels formal and proud所以聽起來正式又帶點驕傲 — the kind of thing printed on a business card or an office door是那種會印在名片或辦公室門牌上的東西。

In everyday British English it is very common; in other countries the local licence has a different name, but the idea is the same: you may not use the title until the professional body says you may.

In everyday British English it is very common在日常英式英文裡這個詞很常見; in other countries the local licence has a different name在其他國家，當地的執照有不同的名稱, but the idea is the same但概念是一樣的: you may not use the title until the professional body says you may在專業公會同意之前，你不能使用這個頭銜。

Do not mix this with chartered in “a chartered plane or boat,” which means hired for a trip. Same spelling, different job for the word.

Do not mix this with chartered in 'a chartered plane or boat,'不要把它跟「a chartered plane or boat」裡的chartered搞混 which means hired for a trip那個意思是為了一趟旅程而租下來的。Same spelling, different job for the word拼法一樣，但這個字做的是不同的工作。