agent 1 代理商，代理人

　　例：He is an authorized agent for a large insurance company.

　　agent 2 作用力

　　例：We believe that business can be a powerful agent for social change.

　　aggressive police-style interview technique 咄咄逼人的警察審犯人式的面談方式

　　例：He does not suggest an aggressive police-style interview technique, but insists that close inspection of a curriculum vitae is absolutely essential.

　　aggressive reporting 樂觀高估的財務(wù)報告

　　例: Some financial statements tend to increase income(aggressive reporting), others decrease income( conservative reporting).

　　agribusiness 企業(yè)化農(nóng)業(yè)，家業(yè)綜合企業(yè)

　　例：He works for an agribusiness company.

　　agro-industry (化肥制造、倉庫建筑等)農(nóng)用工業(yè)

　　agency recruitment通過職業(yè)介紹所招聘

　　例：Recruitment in the UK is divided into agency recruitment, advertising or executive search.

　　例:The two firms are amalgamating to increase productivity and save running costs.

　　amenity 1 (常作amenities)便利設(shè)施; 生活福利設(shè)施

　　例: The large 17th century house has been tastefully renovated and refurbished to provide all the amenities of a modern conference center.

　　amenity 2 設(shè)施齊全的現(xiàn)代化福利生活區(qū)

　　例: This area has been developed into an amenity.

　　American Express 美國運通信用卡

　　例: Departure-tax stamps can be bought at airports and post offices with Australian currency or by American Express, Visa or MasterCard.

　　American plan 美式酒店服務(wù)(提供住宿、一日三餐及一應(yīng)服務(wù))，美式收費制(包括繕宿及一應(yīng)服務(wù)費在內(nèi)的旅館收費制)

　　例： American plan includes bed, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

　　amortization 攤銷

　　例： Amortization is the depreciation of intangible assets such as Patents and Goodwill.

　　angle 投資天使，對個人投資者(private investors)的別稱，也叫 angel invester

　　例1：It's important to start networking to find an angel long before you actually need the capital.

　　例2：Angel investor: An individual investor who has made one or more equity investments in emerging growth technology firms.

　　annual return 年度報表

　　例: We are in the middle of making our annual return.

　　answering machine 錄音電話,等于(英)answerphone

　　例1:There were three messages on the answering machine.

　　例2:The answerphone has fourteen minutes' recording time, which is a bonus for any business.

　　anti-fraud technique 防偽技術(shù)

　　antitrust 反托拉斯,反壟斷

　　例: Antitrust laws are a set of laws in the USA that aim to prevent large companies from controling all of the market for their products.

　　any other business 任何其他議題(通常在會議議程末),簡稱AOB

　　例1:Is there any other business?

　　2:You may bring the item up under any other business.

　　3:As staff holiday arrangement is a bit complicated this time, I don't think we should include it under any other business.

　　aperitif 開胃酒

　　appeal 吸引力

　　例:Department stores appeal to people of all age groups, but particularly the 30-50 age category.

　　apple polishing 逢迎,拍馬

　　例:Other employee didn't like him and believed that his recent promotion was more the result of his apple polishing than his actual achivevements.

　　application money 認購新股款項

　　例:Application money must be returned with the appplication form.

　　appointed 2 布置陳設(shè)的,裝飾的

　　例1: This office is well appointed with all the lastest devices.

　　2: This is a superbly/modestly appointed restaurant