administrative
administrative — 形容詞
1. describing the everyday paperwork, scheduling, and routine decisions that keep a
行政的
處理機構日常運作雜務的
describing the everyday paperwork, scheduling, and routine decisions that keep a workplace, school, or charity running day to day.
Xiomara spent her morning on administrative tasks like filing forms and booking meeting rooms.
Xiomara 整個早上都在處理行政事務，像是歸檔表格和預約會議室。
administrative + tasks: paperwork-and-scheduling collocation
The hospital hired three new staff to handle administrative work in the front office.
醫院新聘了三位人員，負責前台的行政工作。
administrative work: general office duties
Citlali was promoted to an administrative role and now manages the team's budgets and timetables.
Citlali 升任行政職務，現在負責管理團隊的預算與時程。
Many small charities struggle with the administrative costs of payroll and reporting.
許多小型慈善機構在薪資計算和報告等行政成本上吃力。
Our new software cuts down the administrative burden on classroom teachers.
我們的新軟體減輕了班級導師的行政負擔。
- managerial
focuses on supervising people; 'administrative' focuses on paperwork and procedures
- clerical
narrower — basic office tasks like filing or typing, not decision-making
- organizational
broader — about how a group is structured, not just daily running
- operational
the front-line work itself (teaching, treating patients) rather than the office support behind it
文法句型
administrative + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (administrative tasks / role / costs / burden). Subject is rarely a person; the word describes the work itself, not the worker — for that, use 'administrative staff' or 'administrator'.
常見錯誤
2. describing the way a country or area is divided up into smaller official units —
行政區劃的
與地方政府分區管理有關的
describing the way a country or area is divided up into smaller official units — counties, provinces, districts — so that local government can run each one.
Taiwan is split into twenty-two administrative divisions, each led by a local mayor or magistrate.
台灣劃分為二十二個行政區，每個區都由地方市長或縣長領導。
administrative divisions: government-area collocation
The town hall in Lyon serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding region.
里昂的市政廳是周邊區域的行政中心。
administrative centre: capital-of-an-area pattern
After the reform, three small villages were merged into one administrative unit.
改制之後，三個小村莊被合併為一個行政單位。
The river forms the administrative boundary between the two provinces.
這條河形成兩省之間的行政界線。
- governmental
broader — anything done by government, not specifically about how land is divided
- municipal
narrower — only at city or town level
文法句型
administrative + region/division/capital
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the noun describes a place or geographical unit (region, district, capital, boundary), not office paperwork. Common collocations include administrative region, division, district, area, capital.
常見錯誤
3. describing the rules and court procedures that decide how government offices, ag
行政法的
規範政府機關與人民關係的法律的
describing the rules and court procedures that decide how government offices, agencies, and local councils must treat ordinary citizens.
Mr. Lin filed an administrative appeal after the city refused his building permit.
市政府拒發建照後，林先生提出了行政訴願。
administrative appeal: challenging a government decision
Students in the law clinic study administrative law every Tuesday afternoon.
法律診所的學生每週二下午研讀行政法。
administrative law: rules controlling government bodies
The administrative court ruled that the tax office had acted unfairly toward the family.
行政法院判定稅務局對該家庭的處分不公。
Foreign workers must follow strict administrative procedures to renew their visas.
外籍勞工換發簽證時必須遵守嚴格的行政程序。
- regulatory
about written rules, especially for businesses; 'administrative' covers the broader citizen-government relationship
文法句型
administrative + law/court/procedure
用法筆記
Formal, legal register. Distinguish from sense 1: here the noun is almost always 'law', 'court', 'appeal', or 'procedure', and the topic is citizens' rights against government bodies — not office paperwork.