secretariat

secretariat — 名詞

1. the group of staff who run the daily business and keep the records of a large or

1.名詞B2
釋義

秘書處

大型國際組織的行政管理部門

the group of staff who run the daily business and keep the records of a large organization, typically a political or international one such as the United Nations

例句

The UN Secretariat prepared the agenda for Monday's Security Council meeting.

聯合國秘書處準備了週一安理會會議的議程。

the [organization] Secretariat (proper noun form)

Jisoo joined the ASEAN Secretariat in 2022 and now helps coordinate policy meetings between member states.

Jisoo 於 2022 年加入東協秘書處，現在協助協調成員國之間的政策會議。

joined + [Name] Secretariat (employment context); coordinate + policy meetings (function)

同義詞
  • administration

    broader in scope, includes executive decision-making beyond clerical and record-keeping tasks

  • administrative office

    more general term; does not specifically imply an international or political body

  • bureau

    can refer to a subdivision of a larger organization but often suggests a narrower function than a full secretariat

文法句型

the + [name] + Secretariat

secretariat + of + organization

用法筆記

Usually capitalized as 'Secretariat' when referring to a specific body (e.g. the UN Secretariat). The word belongs to the context of large international or governmental organizations and is rarely used for small businesses or individual clerical staff.

常見錯誤

❌I left the documents on the secretariat's desk.
✅I left the documents on the secretary's desk.
💡'secretariat' refers to a whole department or body, not one person's workspace.
❌Our company's secretariat has three employees.
✅Our company's administrative office has three employees.
💡'secretariat' sounds too formal for most private companies and is mainly used for international organizations.