organisational

organisational — 形容詞

1. relating to the practical arrangements and detailed planning needed to make an e

1.形容詞B2
釋義

籌劃的

與活動規劃有關的

relating to the practical arrangements and detailed planning needed to make an event, activity, or project run smoothly

例句

The concert needed a huge amount of organisational work behind the scenes.

這場演唱會在幕後需要大量的籌劃工作。

organisational work — typical collocation

Roya praised her team for their excellent organisational skills during the festival.

Roya 稱讚她的團隊在活動期間展現了出色的籌劃能力。

organisational skills — common collocation

同義詞
  • logistical

    more formal and narrower; focuses on moving people, supplies, and resources rather than general planning

  • practical

    broader; can apply to any hands-on arrangement, not just planning

  • arranging

    less common as an adjective; more often used as a verb form

文法句型

organisational + noun

用法筆記

Frequently appears before nouns such as work, skills, tasks, planning, and effort. This sense describes human-led arrangements for specific events rather than the structure of an ongoing organisation.

常見錯誤

❌The bedroom needs organisational tidying.
✅The bedroom needs organised tidying.
💡organisational relates to planning an activity, not to being neatly arranged.
❌She has very organisational habits at her desk.
✅She has very organised habits at her desk.
💡use organised (adj.) for a person's tidy personal space.

2. relating to a company, institution, committee, or any group of people working to

2.形容詞B2
釋義

組織的

與公司或機構有關的

relating to a company, institution, committee, or any group of people working together as a formal body

例句

The new manager wants to change the organisational structure of the department.

新任經理想要改變部門的組織結構。

organisational structure — very common collocation

Jisoo enjoys working in a flat organisational culture with fewer layers of management.

Jisoo 喜歡在管理層級較少的扁平組織文化中工作。

organisational culture — common collocation

同義詞
  • corporate

    restricted to business companies; does not apply to charities, clubs, or government bodies

  • institutional

    more formal; emphasises established rules and traditions of a large body

  • managerial

    focuses on the role of managers and decision-makers rather than the group as a whole

文法句型

organisational + noun

用法筆記

Common in business and management contexts. Frequently collocates with structure, culture, chart, change, goals, behaviour, and communication. Unlike sense 1, this sense refers to the permanent or evolving shape of a group rather than the planning of a single event.

常見錯誤

❌I bought several organisational boxes for the garage.
✅I bought several storage boxes for the garage.
💡organisational describes a group or institution, not storage solutions.
❌The organisational of the event was smooth.
✅The organisation of the event was smooth.
💡organisational is an adjective; organisation is the noun form.

3. describing how the separate elements of a system, process, or set of ideas are a

3.形容詞C1
釋義

體系的

與系統各部分如何配合運作有關的

describing how the separate elements of a system, process, or set of ideas are arranged so that they fit together and work as one complete unit

例句

The report examined the organisational principles that shape the new tax system.

這份報告探討了構成新稅制的體系原則。

organisational principles — collocation

Renata studied the organisational logic that links the different parts of the human-resources process.

Renata 研究了連結人力資源流程中各個環節的體系邏輯。

同義詞
  • structural

    broader; can refer to physical structures, not just abstract arrangement

  • systemic

    emphasises the system-wide nature of the arrangement; more technical

  • architectural

    metaphorical; used for the high-level design of ideas, software, or systems

文法句型

organisational + noun

用法筆記

More abstract than the other two senses. Describes the underlying arrangement that makes a system function, rather than practical event planning (sense 1) or a human group (sense 2). Common in academic, technical, and legal writing.

常見錯誤

❌The filing cabinets have a good organisational system.
✅The filing cabinets are part of a good filing system.
💡organisational here is redundant; the system itself is what is organised.
❌We need organisational chairs for the meeting room.
✅We need chairs that fit the room layout.
💡organisational does not describe physical furniture, only the arrangement of parts within a system.