職場必勝:一些有用的商務詞彙

Guru:a person who is an expert on a particular subject or who is very good at doing something 專家;權威;大師

a management/health/fashion guru
管理／健康／時裝專家

a good start 一個好的開始
to begin something well, to have an advantage at the beginning

A major order ensured that our business got off to a good start.一份大額定貨單確保了我們的生意有了良好的開端.

invisible ingredient 不明顯的品質,成分
a quality which is not obvious

Management has always been the invisible ingredient of success.一直以來,管理都是成功中的無形成分.

elusive:difficult to find, define, or achieve 難找的;難以解釋的;難以達到的

the elusive concept of 'literature' "文學"這一難以解釋的概念
A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive in the extreme. 解決有毒廢物的問題已證明極難實現.

spread around 迅速擴散
make known or available over a large area or to a large number of people

As soon as ISO quality management system published, it as the target enterprises pursuing about has been spread around the 質量管理體系問世以來,立即風靡全球,成爲企業追捧的對象.

significant:large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed 有重大意義的;顯著的

Your work has shown a significant improvement. 你的工作有了顯著改進.

common sense:the ability to think about things in a practical way and make sensible decisions 常識

For goodness' sake, just use your common sense! 我的老天,你也憑常識想想!
a common-sense approach to a problem 按常理解決問題的方法

competitive edge 競爭優勢
advantage over others

People are the key to finding a competitive edge in industry.產業競爭中取得優勢的關鍵在於人.

With excellent production techniques they were able to gain the competitive edge.憑藉極好的生產技術,他們能夠取得競爭上的優勢.

insight:the ability to see and understand the truth about people or situations 洞察力;領悟

a writer of great insight 有深刻洞察力的作家
With a flash of insight I realized what the dream meant. 我突然明白了這個夢意味着什麼.