consultancy
consultancy — 名詞
1. a business or organisation whose main purpose is to give expert advice to other
顧問公司
提供專業諮詢服務的公司
a business or organisation whose main purpose is to give expert advice to other companies, organisations, or individuals in a specific area of work — such as management, information technology, or marketing.
The management consultancy helped the retailer improve its supply chain.
這家管理顧問公司協助零售商改善其供應鏈。
collocation: management consultancy
Ezra joined an IT consultancy after working as a system administrator for six years.
Ezra 在當了六年的系統管理員後，加入了一家 IT 顧問公司。
collocation: IT consultancy
Talia's small marketing consultancy grew from two people to thirty in under five years.
Talia 的小型行銷顧問公司在五年內從兩人成長到三十人。
The board decided to hire an external consultancy to review their finances.
董事會決定聘請外部顧問公司來檢視他們的財務狀況。
Emre set up his own engineering consultancy in Istanbul with two business partners.
Emre 與兩位合夥人在伊斯坦堡創立了自己的工程顧問公司。
- consulting firm
essentially interchangeable, though slightly more formal in tone
- advisory firm
broader term that can include legal or financial advice, not necessarily management consulting
- advisory agency
less common; often refers to smaller or specialist advisory businesses
文法句型
[field] + consultancy
consultancy + that-clause
用法筆記
This sense is a countable noun, so you can talk about one consultancy or several consultancies. The type of expertise often appears before the word — for example, design consultancy, recruitment consultancy, or legal consultancy.
常見錯誤
2. the work or profession of providing paid expert advice to organisations, usually
顧問工作
提供專業諮詢意見的工作
the work or profession of providing paid expert advice to organisations, usually as an independent specialist working on a project basis rather than as a permanent employee of the client.
Constanza does freelance consultancy for several tech companies while finishing her PhD.
Constanza 在攻讀博士學位的同時，為多家科技公司提供自由顧問服務。
collocation: freelance consultancy
The IT team brought in a specialist to provide consultancy on their network security.
IT 團隊聘請了一位專家，針對他們的網路安全提供顧問諮詢。
collocation: provide consultancy on
Gita enjoys consultancy work because it lets her work with different industries each month.
Gita 很喜歡顧問工作，因為每個月可以接觸不同的產業。
The consultancy project lasted six months and covered every part of the company's operations.
這個顧問專案持續了六個月，涵蓋了公司營運的各個環節。
Apinya offered pro bono consultancy to non-profit organisations in Bangkok.
Apinya 免費為曼谷的非營利組織提供顧問服務。
- consulting
slightly more general and can be used as an adjective ('consulting work') or a gerund ('she does consulting')
- advisory work
broader; can include informal advice that is not paid or project-based
- freelancing
overlaps in meaning but is not limited to expert advice — freelancing can cover any self-employed work
- in-house employment
being a permanent employee of a single organisation rather than providing external advice
文法句型
do + consultancy
provide + consultancy
consultancy + work
consultancy + services
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable, so it does not take a or an — do not say 'a consultancy' when you mean advisory work. To refer to individual pieces of work, use consultancy services, consultancy projects, or consultancy assignments.