DEFRA is the British government department that looks after farming, food, and the safety of what people eat, and that also works to protect the environment in the United Kingdom — countryside, animals, pollution, floods, and much of rural life. The letters stand for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. People say it as a word, roughly “DEF-ruh,” not usually letter by letter.

DEFRA is the British government departmentDEFRA是英國政府的一個部門 that looks after farming, food, and the safety of what people eat負責農業、食品，以及人們吃的東西安不安全, and that also works to protect the environment in the United Kingdom也負責保護英國的環境 — countryside, animals, pollution, floods, and much of rural life包括鄉間、動物、污染、水患，以及大部分的農村生活。The letters stand for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs這幾個字母代表Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs（環境、食品與農村事務部）。People say it as a word大家會把它當成一個詞來唸, roughly "DEF-ruh,"大概唸成「DEF-ruh」, not usually letter by letter通常不會一個字母一個字母唸

You will see it in UK news: farm rules, food scares, animal disease, Brexit food checks, river pollution.

You will see it in UK news你會在英國新聞裡看到這個字: farm rules, food scares, animal disease, Brexit food checks, river pollution像是農場規定、食品恐慌、動物疫病、脫歐後的食品檢查、河川污染等新聞

It is a UK body only. Taiwan and the United States do not have a department called DEFRA; they have their own names for similar jobs.

It is a UK body only它只是英國的機構。Taiwan and the United States do not have a department called DEFRA台灣和美國都沒有一個叫做DEFRA的部門; they have their own names for similar jobs他們對類似的工作有自己的名稱

It is always written in capitals because it is an acronym, not an ordinary noun. In a sentence it behaves like a name: DEFRA said…, a DEFRA report…

It is always written in capitals這個字一定是全部大寫, because it is an acronym, not an ordinary noun因為它是縮寫字，不是普通名詞。In a sentence it behaves like a name在句子裡它的用法就像一個名稱: DEFRA said…, a DEFRA report…像是DEFRA said…（DEFRA表示…）、a DEFRA report…（一份DEFRA的報告）