BEC重點詞匯:executive
Executive
[?ɡ'z?kj?t?v]
adj. 執(zhí)行的;行政的;有行政能力的
Executive作形容詞時,意為“執(zhí)行的;有行政能力的”,是一個商務英語常見詞。
如CEO,其英文全寫是Chief Executive Officer,指“首席執(zhí)行官”,類似總經(jīng)理、總裁。
像CEO這樣的表達還有COO(Chief Operating Officer)“首席運營官”、CFO(Chief Financial Officer)“首席財務官”等。
此外,由executive構成常見的詞組短語有:Senior Executive高級主管、ExecutiveManagement 行政管理、Executive Office行政辦公室、Marketing Executive銷售主管、Executive Committee執(zhí)行委員會。
我們來看2個例句:
This would bean executive agreement, not a treaty.
這可能是一份行政協(xié)議,不是協(xié)定。
That executive order is still being contested in the courts.
該行政命令目前仍在法庭等待裁決。