Syndication is the business of selling the same piece of content to many different buyers at once, so it appears in lots of places. A cartoonist draws one comic strip, and a syndication agency sells it to two hundred newspapers; a columnist writes one article that runs in papers all over the country. The word is strongest in media.

Syndication is the business of selling the same piece of content to many different buyers at oncesyndication是把同一份內容一次賣給很多不同買家的生意，so it appears in lots of places好讓它同時出現在很多地方。A cartoonist draws one comic strip一個漫畫家畫一則連環漫畫，and a syndication agency sells it to two hundred newspapers然後一家syndication代理商把它賣給兩百家報紙；a columnist writes one article that runs in papers all over the country一個專欄作家寫一篇文章，然後這篇文章在全國各地的報紙上刊登。The word is strongest in media這個字在媒體業裡最常用。

In American television it has a very particular meaning: after a show has finished its first run on one network, the episodes are sold to lots of local stations to repeat — a show 'goes into syndication', which is where the real money often is.

In American television在美國電視業裡，it has a very particular meaning這個字有個很特定的意思：after a show has finished its first run on one network在一個節目在某個電視台播完第一輪之後，the episodes are sold to lots of local stations to repeat這些集數會被賣給很多地方電視台重播——a show 'goes into syndication'也就是一個節目「進入syndication」，which is where the real money often is而這往往才是真正賺錢的地方。

On the internet, syndication also means feeding your content out to other sites automatically; the 'S' in RSS stands for syndication. There is a second, quite separate use in finance: syndication is when several banks join together to lend money for one very large loan, sharing the risk.

On the internet在網路上，syndication also means feeding your content out to other sites automaticallysyndication也指自動把你的內容餵送到其他網站；the 'S' in RSS stands for syndicationRSS裡的S指的就是syndication。There is a second, quite separate use in finance在金融業裡還有第二個、完全不同的用法：syndication is when several banks join together to lend money for one very large loansyndication指的是好幾家銀行聯合起來、一起借出一筆非常大的貸款，sharing the risk一起分擔風險。

The verb is 'syndicate' (a syndicated column, a syndicated show), and the meaning is always the same shape — one thing, many outlets. It is a workplace and industry word, neutral in tone, not something you would say to a friend.

The verb is 'syndicate'動詞是'syndicate' (a syndicated column一個syndicated的專欄, a syndicated show一個syndicated的節目)，and the meaning is always the same shape而它的意思形狀永遠一樣——one thing, many outlets一份內容、很多出口。It is a workplace and industry word這是個職場、產業用語，neutral in tone語氣中性，not something you would say to a friend不是你會跟朋友這樣講的字。