In England and Wales, the CPS is the government office that decides whether to take a person to court for a crime, and then argues the case in court. The police gather the facts; the CPS is the side that says we will charge this person, or we will not. It is not the police, and it is not the judge.

In England and Wales, the CPS is the government office that decides whether to take a person to court for a crime在英格蘭和威爾斯，CPS 是決定要不要把一個人送上法院受審的政府機關， and then argues the case in court然後在法庭上負責這個案子的一方。 The police gather the facts警察負責蒐集事實， the CPS is the side that says we will charge this person, or we will notCPS 則是決定要不要起訴這個人的那一方。 It is not the police, and it is not the judge它不是警察，也不是法官。

The letters stand for Crown Prosecution Service — Crown here means the state, because in that legal system cases are brought in the name of the king or queen.

The letters stand for Crown Prosecution Service這幾個字母代表 Crown Prosecution Service（皇家檢察署）， Crown here means the state這裡的 Crown 指的是國家， because in that legal system cases are brought in the name of the king or queen因為在那套司法制度裡，案子是以國王或女王的名義提起的。

This name is for England and Wales only. Scotland has a different office, and the United States does not use CPS for this job. Though actually, in American English the same three letters often mean a completely different office that looks after children in danger, so the abbreviation is easy to mix up if you only meet it online.

This name is for England and Wales only這個名稱只用在英格蘭和威爾斯。 Scotland has a different office蘇格蘭有自己不同的機關， and the United States does not use CPS for this job美國也不會用 CPS 來指這個工作。 Though actually, in American English the same three letters often mean a completely different office that looks after children in danger不過其實在美式英文裡，同樣這三個字母常常是指另一個完全不同、專門保護受虐兒童的機關， so the abbreviation is easy to mix up if you only meet it online所以如果你只在網路上看到這個縮寫，很容易搞混。