Internationalization is the name of the act or process: making something international, or bringing it under the control of more than one country. The verb is internationalize; this long noun is the doing, or the result. You will meet two big uses.

Internationalization is是 the name of the act or process這個動作或過程的名字: making something international讓某個東西變得國際化, or bringing it under the control of more than one country或是讓它由不只一個國家來管理。The verb is動詞是 internationalize internationalize; this long noun這個長長的名詞 is the doing, or the result指的是這個「做的動作」或它的結果。You will meet你會遇到 two big uses兩種主要的用法。

In news and politics, a problem, a river, a city, or a war is internationalized when many countries get involved, not just one. That can sound like help (“the world will watch”) or like danger (“now it is a bigger fight”).

In news and politics在新聞和政治裡, a problem, a river, a city, or a war一個問題、一條河流、一座城市，或一場戰爭 is internationalized就被internationalized when many countries get involved當很多國家都涉入, not just one而不只是一個國家的時候。That can sound like help這聽起來可能像是幫助 ("the world will watch")（「全世界都會看著」） or like danger也可能像是危險 ("now it is a bigger fight")（「現在變成一場更大的戰鬥了」）。

In business and software, you internationalize a product when you prepare it so people in many countries can use it — different languages, money, dates. Programmers even shorten it to i18n (the letter i, eighteen letters, then n).

In business and software在商業和軟體領域, you internationalize a product你就是在internationalize這項產品 when you prepare it當你把它準備好 so people in many countries can use it讓很多國家的人都能使用 — different languages, money, dates包含不同的語言、貨幣、日期。Programmers工程師 even shorten it甚至把它縮寫 to i18n成i18n (the letter i, eighteen letters, then n)（字母i，中間十八個字母，然後是n）。

Though actually, people in that tech world often split two jobs. Internationalization is the deep work that makes many languages possible later. Localization is the later work of filling in one country’s language and habits. Learners mix these.

Though actually不過, people in that tech world那個科技圈裡的人 often split two jobs常常會把工作分成兩件事。Internationalization is internationalization是 the deep work那個底層的工作 that makes many languages possible later讓之後能支援很多種語言變成可能。Localization is localization則是 the later work之後的工作 of filling in one country's language and habits把某一個國家的語言和習慣填進去。Learners學習者 mix these常常把這兩個字搞混。

And in careful talk this word is not the same as globalization. Globalization is the big, messy fact of the world tying itself together. Internationalization is something people do on purpose to a thing.

And in careful talk而且講究一點的話, this word這個字 is not the same as globalization跟globalization不一樣。Globalization is globalization指的是 the big, messy fact又大又亂的事實 of the world tying itself together世界自己纏在一起。Internationalization is internationalization則是 something people do on purpose人們刻意做的事 to a thing對一個東西。

It is a formal, heavy noun. In easy speech people more often say “making it international”.

It is這是 a formal, heavy noun一個正式、沉重的名詞。In easy speech講得輕鬆一點的時候 people人們 more often say比較常說 "making it international"「making it international」。