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In American English, Incorporated sits after a company’s name to show that the business has been made into a corporation — a legal “person” separate from the owners. You see it on signs, , and official papers: “Oak Hill Books, Incorporated.” Though actually, people almost always write or say Inc., not the full word, and they treat it as a frozen label, not as a verb in the middle of a sentence.
In American English在美式英文裡,Incorporated Incorporated sits after a company's name放在公司名字後面 to show that the business has been made into a corporation表示這間公司已經成立為法人公司——a legal "person" separate from the owners是跟股東分開、獨立的法律「人格」。You see it你會看到 on signs, letterheads, and official papers出現在招牌、信頭、和正式文件上:"Oak Hill Books, Incorporated."「Oak Hill Books, Incorporated」。Though actually不過其實,people almost always write or say Inc.大家幾乎都寫或說Inc.,not the full word而不是完整的字,and而且 they treat it as a frozen label他們把它當成固定的標籤,not as a verb in the middle of a sentence而不是句子中間的動詞。
British companies more often use Ltd.
British companies英國公司 more often use比較常用 Ltd Ltd。
This use is not the same as the everyday verb “incorporated” (“the new rules were incorporated into the handbook”), and it is not the same as “including.” In Taiwan you will still meet Inc. on US brand names.
This use這個用法 is not the same as跟...不一樣 the everyday verb "incorporated"日常動詞incorporated("the new rules were incorporated into the handbook"「新規定被納入手冊」這種用法),and而且 it is not the same as "including."也跟including不一樣。In Taiwan在台灣 you will still meet Inc.你還是會在美國品牌名稱上看到Inc. on US brand names。
組成The -ed form of incorporate, frozen as a label after US company names. Same origin as incorporate: in- (“in”) + corpus (“body”) — the company has been made into a legal body.
同家族的字
- incorporatethe verb: to form a corporation, or to include as part of a whole
- corporationthe kind of company this label names
- incorporationthe legal step of becoming a corporation
- Inc.the usual short form of Incorporated after a US company name
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
incorporatedadj/ɪŋˈkɔːpəɹeɪtɪd/
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Being a type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and the potential losses of the shareholder are limited to the value of the stock turning to zero in the case of a bankruptcy.
- incorporated body
- incorporated association
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。