Ltd is the short written form of Limited. It sits after a company name — Chen Trading Ltd, Greenfield Books Ltd — and tells you the business is a limited company: if the company fails, the owners only lose what they put into it, not their whole private fortune.

Ltd is Ltd 是 of Limited Limited 的 the short written form書寫縮寫。It它 sits after a company name放在公司名字後面——Chen Trading Ltd、Greenfield Books Ltd——and tells you告訴你 the business is a limited company這家企業是有限公司：if the company fails如果公司倒了，the owners老闆們 only lose只賠掉 what they put into it當初投進去的部分，not their whole private fortune而不是全部的私人身家。

Though actually, almost nobody says “Ltd” out loud as a word. People read the name and skip it, or they say “limited”.

Though actually不過老實說，almost nobody幾乎沒有人 says “Ltd” out loud as a word把 “Ltd” 當一個字唸出聲。People人們 read the name唸公司名時 and skip it會跳過它，or they say “limited”或是唸成 “limited”。

You write it with a capital L; older British style adds a full stop (Ltd.), and many signs now drop the stop.

You write it with a capital L寫的時候 L 要大寫；older British style較老的英式寫法 adds a full stop (Ltd.)會加一個句點（Ltd.），and many signs now而現在許多招牌 drop the stop把句點省掉了。

This Ltd lives on letters, contracts, shop fronts and company lists, especially in British and Commonwealth English. American names more often use Inc. or LLC.

This Ltd這個 Ltd lives on letters, contracts, shop fronts and company lists活在信件、合約、店面招牌和公司名冊上，especially in British and Commonwealth English尤其在英國和大英國協的英文裡。American names美國的公司名 more often use更常用 Inc. or LLC Inc. 或 LLC。

It is not the everyday adjective limited (“a limited time”); that limited is a different use, even though the letters look the same.

It它 is not the everyday adjective limited不是日常那個形容詞 limited（“a limited time”）；that limited那個 limited is a different use是另一種用法，even though the letters look the same雖然字母看起來一模一樣。