act of God 不可抗力, 天災, 亦作 force majeure.
　　例1. Private householders or businessmen insure against burglary, loss or damage by vandalism or "acts of God".
　　例2. The insurance policy does not cover acts of God.
　
　actuals 實際數字(相對于估計的數目)
　　例: These are the actuals for last year's turnover.
　　
actuary 精算師(受雇于保險公司或退休基金公司,根據死亡率和意外事故、火災、盜竊等的可能性，估計保險風險和費用)
　　例：Actuaries spend their time working out whether or not an accident will happen and how much it will cost if it does.
　　
adaptation 重新打造以適應本土化
　　例1：Adaptation may need to be made in branding, labeling, and packaging of the product.
　　例2：Potential risk refers to the level of adaptation required to enter foreign markets.
　　
added value 增加值，增值
　　例：An important aspect of marketing goods like CD players and televisions is possible added value, such as free videos or CDs.
　　
addition (某一產品系列中的)新增產品
　　例：The KR 700 is the latest addition to our range of fax machines.
　　
Additional Benefit Funding 附加福利基金(專款)
　　例：You will be able to use as much as you like of your Additional Benefit Funding to "buy" benefits.
　　
add-on 附加裝置(可以是硬件或軟件，目的為改進或增加功能)，附加部分，亦作add-in
　　例1：It's better to use a computer with add-on/in.
　　例2：Various add-ons/ins can be purchased to increase the output of the machine.
　　
address 1 滿足(需求)
　　例：Every effort is made to address costomer needs.
　　
address 2 作正式講話，發表演說，向……匯報
　　例：The media relations manager addressed shareholders prior to the company's merger with a Swedish company.
　　
address 3 處理，解決
　　例：In an attempt to address this problem, major banks are about to offer start-up packages to assist new business.
　　
address book 通訊簿
　　例：Mke sure you have everybody's name in your address book.
　　
addressing machine 通訊地址打印機
　　
adjoining bedroom (兩間毗連的)套間
　　
administration charges 行政管理費，亦作administration fees
　　例: If you're just starting up, many banks offer special packages with no administration charges for the first year.
　　
administrative expenses 行政管理費用
　　例：The secretary's salary, and expenses incurred in the office are shown as administrative expenses.
　　
adult day-care centre 成人日托服務中心
　　例：Adult day-care centres, which provide supervision in a group setting for aged or disabled people who live at home, have multiplied tenfold in the past decade.
　　好了，今天就不唱歌了，上自習去了
　　
advance 預付款, 墊款
　　例: I asked for an advance on my salary.
　　
advanced orders 預訂貨量
　　例: The development of the game has taken two years but advanced orders are impressive.
　　
advancement 進步
　　例: Businesses established in foreign countries should contribute to the social advancement of those countries.
　　
advance publicity 前期宣傳
　　例: The product has sold well considering it was not given much advance publicity.
　　
advance reservation clerk (酒店)客房預訂接待員
　　例：These major sectors are telecomms, IT, agro-industry and what is termed "welfare".
　　
air freight operator 空運公司
　　例：This air freight operator has no travel service.
　　
airline 航空公司
　　例：I flew with my favourite airline as always.
　　
airline business 航空業務
　　例：Cathay Pacific(國泰航空公司) is in the airline business.
　　OK，so much for today
　　
advisory service 咨詢服務
　　例：The bank provides a financial advisory service for all its clients.
　　
aero (車輛等)流線型的
　　例：We lowered the front end for more visibility, and softened the lines for a more aero look.
　　
affiliation 1 聯營公司
　　例: We have a number of affiliations throughout the country.
　　
affiliation 2 附屬機構
　　例: Please put your name, address and affiliation.
　　
advantageous 有利的
　　例:Applicants with a background in engineering or processing would be highly advantageous.
　　
adversarial relationship 長期敵對關系,長期關系緊張
　　例:Top management called on the company's division heads to start acting like members of the same team rather than displaying an adversarial relationship.
　　
advertising agency 廣告公司
　　例: You need to employ an advertising agency to create a product image.
　　
advertising business 廣告業
　　例: Dentsu is in the advertising business.(Dentsu日本電通公司)
　　
advertising campaign 廣告宣傳活動
　　例1: If one advertises excessively, the advertising campaign could suffer from wearout.
　　例2: The automobile company created a massive advertising campaign to increase interest in its new electric cars.
　　
advertising consultancy business 廣告咨詢公司
　　例:He now plans to set up his own advertising consultancy business.
　　
advertising selection 廣告甄選(法)
　　例: Adervertising selection, which is placing an advertisement in newspaper or magazine, is most suitable for those vacancies which do not require particularly high levels of specialised knowledge.
　　
advice note 通知單(供貨商給收貨人,列明貨物性質、數量、運輸日期及方式等)
　　例：We have received an advice note for the goods we ordered.
　　
advid 自薦錄像帶(擬考大學或求職的人將自己的專長或優點錄制在錄像帶上供學校或聘用單位考慮錄取或錄用)
　　
advisory board 咨詢委員會
　　例：You will benefit from establishing an advisory board of experienced business people who can guide you through the growth process.