An OBE is a British honour: a public thank-you the King or Queen gives for work a person has done for the country. The letters stand for Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

An OBEAn OBE is a British honour是一種英國的榮譽 : a public thank-you：一種公開的感謝 the King or Queen gives由國王或女王頒發 for work a person has done for the country表彰一個人為國家做的貢獻。 The letters stand for這些字母代表 Officer of the Order of the British EmpireOfficer of the Order of the British Empire（大英帝國勳章官佐）。

You write them after a name — Jane Smith OBE — not before it, and not like a job title on a card. It is not a university degree and not a job; it is a mark of service, often after years of work in nursing, teaching, art, science, sport, or public life.

You write them after a name你會把這些字母寫在名字後面 — Jane Smith OBE ———像Jane Smith OBE—— not before it不是寫在前面 , and not like a job title on a card，也不是像名片上的職稱那樣用。 It is not a university degree and not a job它不是大學學位，也不是一份工作 ; it is a mark of service；它是一種服務的表彰 , often after years of work in nursing, teaching, art, science, sport, or public life，通常是在護理、教育、藝術、科學、運動或公共事務上工作多年之後才頒給的。

Though actually, “British Empire” in the name is a leftover from an older time. Britain does not have an empire now, but the honour kept the old name.

Though actually不過其實 , “British Empire” in the name，名稱裡的「British Empire（大英帝國）」 is a leftover from an older time是舊時代留下來的說法。 Britain does not have an empire now英國現在已經沒有帝國了 , but the honour kept the old name，但這個榮譽保留了舊名稱。

There are neighbouring ranks in the same order (an MBE sits a step below, a CBE a step above), and news stories often say someone “has been made an OBE.” In Taiwan this is not a local title. You mainly meet it on British names and in British headlines.

There are neighbouring ranks in the same order同一個勳位系統裡還有鄰近的等級 (an MBE sits a step below, a CBE a step above)（MBE比它低一級，CBE比它高一級） , and news stories often say someone “has been made an OBE.”，新聞常會說某人「has been made an OBE（獲頒OBE勳銜）」。 In Taiwan this is not a local title在台灣這不是本地的頭銜。 You mainly meet it你主要會在 on British names and in British headlines英國人名和英國新聞標題上看到它。