BEC商务英语词汇详解（22）

        1.announcement n.宣布，公告
【商务用语】station announcement 电台呼号
train announcement 列车到发通知
announcement of forthcoming books 新书预告
announcement of results 成绩公布
【例句】He waited for the announcement of the result of the competition with bated breath.
他屏息等待宣布竞赛结果。

2.annoyance n.烦恼，可厌之事
【商务英语】annoyance value 干扰值

3.annuity n.年金；养老金；年金享受权
【商务用语】life annuity 终身年金
limited annuity 定期年金
national annuity 国民年金
ordinary annuity 普通年金

4.annum n.年，岁
【商务用语】per annum 每年

5.antecedent n.先辈；前因 adj.先行的
【例句】No one knew the antecedents and consequences of the competition between the two companies.
谁也不知道那两个公司竞争的前因后果。

6.amalgamate vi.联合；合并；企业合并；混合
【商务用语】amalgamated company 合并企业
amalgamated product 融和积

7.amass vt.收集，积聚（尤指财富）
【商务用语】amass a fortune 积攒财富
【例句】During each war the monopoly capitalists amassed fabulous wealth.
垄断资本家们在任何一场战争中都大发横财。

8.ambiguity n.含义模糊，不确定
【商务用语】semantic ambiguity 语义含混（性）
signal ambiguity 信号不定性
structural ambiguity 结构歧义

9.amend vt.修正 vi.改良
【例句】The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.
老师劝他改变生活方式。

10.amendment n.修改；修正案；订正单
【商务用语】revised amendment 修订的修正案
tariff amendment 运价表订正单
budget amendment 追加预算
amendment of a contract 修改合同
【例句】The discussion on the amendment of the tax law passed off without a hitch.
有关修改税法的讨论顺利地结束了。