SME stands for small or medium enterprise — that is, a company that is not big. Governments and banks draw a line using money (yearly sales) and number of workers; below that line, you are an SME. The exact line changes from country to country, so an SME in the EU may be a different size from an SME in Taiwan.

SME stands for small or medium enterprise SME代表small or medium enterprise(中小企業) — that is也就是, a company that is not big規模不大的公司. Governments and banks draw a line政府和銀行會畫一條線 using money (yearly sales) and number of workers用金額(年營業額)和員工人數來畫; below that line低於這條線, you are an SME就算是SME. The exact line changes from country to country確切的界線各國不同, so an SME in the EU may be a different size from an SME in Taiwan所以歐盟認定的SME規模可能跟台灣認定的不一樣.

You meet the word mainly in business, banking, government and news writing: SME loans, SME support programmes, the SME sector. It is written in capitals and said letter by letter, es-em-ee, not as a word. The plural adds a small s: SMEs. You will also see the fuller phrase SMEs written out as 'small and medium-sized enterprises'.

You meet the word mainly in business, banking, government and news writing你主要會在商業、銀行、政府和新聞寫作裡遇到這個詞: SME loans像SME貸款, SME support programmesSME扶植方案, the SME sectorSME產業. It is written in capitals它是用大寫字母寫的 and said letter by letter而且是一個字母一個字母唸, es-em-ee唸成es-em-ee, not as a word而不是當成一個單字唸. The plural adds a small s複數只要加小寫s: SMEsSMEs. You will also see the fuller phrase你也會看到完整的說法 SMEs written out as把SMEs寫成 'small and medium-sized enterprises'「small and medium-sized enterprises」.

Two things worth knowing. First, SMEs matter far more than their size suggests — in most economies they employ the majority of workers, which is why so many policies are aimed at them.

Two things worth knowing有兩件事值得知道. First首先, SMEs matter far more than their size suggestsSME的重要性遠超過它們的規模 — in most economies大部分經濟體裡 they employ the majority of workers它們雇用了大多數的勞工, which is why so many policies are aimed at them這也是為什麼那麼多政策都是針對它們.

Second, the same three letters stand for other things in other fields, most commonly 'subject matter expert' — the person who really knows a topic. Which one is meant comes entirely from the surrounding talk.

Second第二, the same three letters同樣這三個字母 stand for other things in other fields在別的領域也代表別的東西, most commonly 'subject matter expert'最常見的是subject matter expert(主題專家) — the person who really knows a topic也就是真正懂某個主題的人. Which one is meant是指哪一個 comes entirely from the surrounding talk完全要看前後文.