Crossing national borders — existing in, or working across, more than one country. Used most often for companies, organisations, movements, crime networks and problems that do not stop at a border.

Crossing national borders跨越國界, existing in, or working across, more than one country存在於、或運作於不只一個國家. Used most often for companies, organisations, movements, crime networks and problems that do not stop at a border最常用在公司、組織、運動、犯罪網絡，以及不會被國界擋住的問題上

Here is the useful distinction, and it is worth learning properly. 'International' means BETWEEN nations, and quietly keeps the nations as the main actors: an international agreement is nations dealing with each other. 'Transnational' means ACROSS nations, and suggests the borders barely matter to the thing being described: a transnational company does not really feel like a company from one country doing business abroad — it is spread across many, with staff, money and offices everywhere, loyal to no single flag. Writers choose 'transnational' precisely when they want that flavour: this thing has escaped the country box.

Here is the useful distinction這裡有一個實用的區別, and it is worth learning properly值得好好學起來. 'International' means BETWEEN nations「international」的意思是在國與國「之間」, and quietly keeps the nations as the main actors而且暗中還是把國家當成主要的行動者: an international agreement is nations dealing with each other一份國際協議，就是國家跟國家在打交道. 'Transnational' means ACROSS nations「transnational」的意思是「跨越」國家, and suggests the borders barely matter to the thing being described而且暗示國界對這個東西幾乎不重要: a transnational company does not really feel like a company from one country doing business abroad一間跨國公司給人的感覺，不太像是某一國的公司到國外做生意, it is spread across many, with staff, money and offices everywhere而是分散在很多國家，員工、資金、辦公室到處都有, loyal to no single flag不效忠任何單一國旗. Writers choose 'transnational' precisely when they want that flavour作者想要這種味道時，就會特別選用「transnational」: this thing has escaped the country box意思是這個東西已經跳脫了「屬於哪一國」的框架

So you see it a lot with: transnational corporations, transnational crime, transnational networks, transnational families (family members living in different countries but still one family), transnational identity.

So you see it a lot with所以常常會看到這些搭配: transnational corporations, transnational crime, transnational networks跨國企業、跨國犯罪、跨國網絡, transnational families (family members living in different countries but still one family)跨國家庭（家人分散在不同國家，但仍是同一家人）, transnational identity跨國認同

Register: academic, journalistic, policy-writing. It is a serious word from serious pages — you will read it in the news or a textbook far more often than you will hear it in a café. It is an adjective; the noun 'transnational' meaning 'a transnational company' also exists but is much rarer.

Register語域: academic, journalistic, policy-writing學術、新聞、政策文書. It is a serious word from serious pages這是個一本正經、出現在正經文字裡的字, you will read it in the news or a textbook far more often than you will hear it in a café你在新聞或教科書裡讀到它的機會，遠比在咖啡廳聽到它多得多. It is an adjective它是形容詞; the noun 'transnational' meaning 'a transnational company' also exists也有名詞用法，指「一間跨國公司」, but is much rarer但少見得多