office
/ˈɔfɪs/KK
ɔ·fɪs
變化形
offices
1.
辦公室；辦公處
供人處理行政、專業或商業工作，通常設有桌椅、電腦等設備的房間或場所。
用法：作「辦公室」時是可數名詞。說某人正在工作，常說 at the office；說去辦公室，常說 go to the office。
The teacher's office is on the second floor of the school library.
老師的辦公室在學校圖書館二樓。
My dad usually goes to the office by train three days a week.
我爸爸通常一週有三天搭火車去辦公室。
2.
政府機關；事務所；服務處
辦理特定公共事務或提供服務的機構、單位或其辦事地點。
用法：常與其他名詞連用，構成機構或服務窗口的名稱。名稱中的 office 通常不必逐字譯為「辦公室」。
Please call the school office if you have questions about signing up.
如果你對報名有問題，請打電話給學校辦公室。
You can buy stamps and send the package at the mail office near the station.
你可以在車站附近的郵局買郵票和寄包裹。
3.
職位；公職；職責
在政府、團體或組織中具有特定權責的正式職位。
用法：此義常以單數 office 出現在固定搭配中，通常不會說 a office。run for office 指「參選公職或正式職位」。
She decided to run for office at her school.
她決定在學校競選職位。
The new leader will take office in January.
新任領導人將在一月就任。
4.
職能；作用；用途
某事物所發揮的特定功能、用途或效果。
用法：常用單數，尤其在 the office of ＋ 名詞的結構中。
In this sentence, the word "because" has the office of explaining a reason.
在這個句子中，because 的作用是說明原因。
The office of a clear name is to tell people what the report is about.
清楚的名稱是用來告訴人們這份報告內容的。
常見錯誤
I work in the office every day.
I work at the office every day.／I work in an office every day.
I went to office after class.
I went to the office after class.
She is an office worker works at a bank office.
She is an office worker who works at a bank.／She works in an office at a bank.
He became the office of the student council.
He took office as the president of the student council.／He became the president of the student council.
相關字詞
學習提示
・the office 常指自己或談話雙方都知道的辦公地點；an office 則指某一間辦公室。
・office 可作前置名詞修飾其他名詞，如 office chair「辦公椅」、office hours「辦公時間」。
・post office 是固定說法，指「郵局」，不是「郵政辦公室」。