In this sense, EMEA is a European office that used to examine whether new medicines were safe and whether they did what they claimed, before those medicines could be sold. People said the letters E-M-E-A.

In this sense在這個意思裡, EMEA is a European officeEMEA 是一個歐洲的機構 that used to examine曾負責審查 whether new medicines were safe新藥是否安全, and whether they did what they claimed以及是否有它們宣稱的效果, before those medicines could be sold才能讓這些藥上市. People said the letters大家會唸出字母 E-M-E-A.

It is the older name of the body that is now called the EMA — the European Medicines Agency. You will still see EMEA on older papers, older news, and older drug files.

It is the older name這是舊名稱 of the body指的是 that is now called the EMA現在叫做 EMA 的機構 — the European Medicines Agency也就是歐洲藥品管理局. on older papers, older news, and older drug files在舊文件、舊新聞、舊藥物檔案裡 You will still see EMEA你仍會看到 EMEA.

The office checked evidence from companies, asked hard questions, and then said yes, no, or not yet. This is official, scientific English, not street English.

The office checked evidence from companies這個機構會審查廠商提出的證據, asked hard questions問難的問題, and then said yes, no, or not yet然後回答是、不是，或還不行. This is official, scientific English這是正式、科學的英文, not street English不是日常口語.

Though actually, if you meet EMEA in a business class, it almost always means something else: Europe, the Middle East, and Africa — a way companies cut the world into sales regions. That regional meaning is the one most learners bump into first.

Though actually不過其實, if you meet EMEA in a business class如果你在商業課上遇到 EMEA, it almost always means something else幾乎都是指別的意思: Europe, the Middle East, and Africa歐洲、中東和非洲 — a way companies cut the world into sales regions是公司把世界切分成銷售區域的一種方式. That regional meaning這個地區的意思 is the one most learners bump into first才是大多數學習者最先碰到的.

The medicines meaning is real, but it is the older official name, and it is the one this entry is for. If a text is about drugs and safety, read EMEA as that agency; if it is about offices, markets, and “our EMEA team,” it is the region.

The medicines meaning is real藥品這個意思是真的, but it is the older official name不過那是比較舊的正式名稱, and it is the one this entry is for也是這個詞條所講的意思. If a text is about drugs and safety如果文章講的是藥物和安全性, read EMEA as that agency就把 EMEA 讀成那個機構; if it is about offices, markets, and “our EMEA team,”如果講的是辦公室、市場，或「我們的 EMEA 團隊」 it is the region那就是地區的意思.