chartered

/ˈtʃɑːtəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃɑːrtərd/ (ame, ipa)

chartered — adjective

  • charteredpositive
  • more charteredcomparative
  • most charteredsuperlative

1. describes someone who has fully completed the training and passed the exams that

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describes someone who has fully completed the training and passed the exams that a professional body requires — for example, a chartered accountant, a chartered surveyor, or a chartered engineer recognised by a UK professional institute.

例句

Bilal qualified as a chartered accountant after three years at a Leeds audit firm.

attributive: chartered + profession noun (accountant)

The Singapore tax office only hires chartered accountants for senior audit roles.

plural attributive use in formal-organisation contexts

同義詞
  • qualified

    broader: any kind of formal qualification, not necessarily from a royal-charter body

  • licensed

    more common in US English; emphasises permission to practise rather than charter-body membership

  • certified

    general professional certification; the US equivalent in titles like 'certified public accountant'

反義詞

文法句型

chartered + profession noun

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (chartered accountant, chartered surveyor) — you would not say 'the accountant is chartered' in normal speech, but 'she is a chartered accountant'. Most common in British English and Commonwealth professional titles backed by royal-charter institutes.

常見錯誤

❌Bilal is a chartered.
✅Bilal is a chartered accountant.
💡'chartered' must modify a profession noun; it cannot stand alone as a noun.
❌He passed the chartered exam and is now chartered.
✅He passed the professional exam and is now a chartered accountant.
💡predicative use without the profession noun sounds wrong; pair it with the job title.

2. describes a plane, bus, boat, or similar vehicle that a private group has paid t

2.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a plane, bus, boat, or similar vehicle that a private group has paid to use only for themselves for one trip or one journey, instead of buying tickets on a regular public service.

例句

Eitan booked a chartered bus to take the wedding guests from the hotel to the church.

chartered + bus for private group transport

The football team flew home on a chartered flight after the match in Tokyo.

chartered + flight collocation for team travel

同義詞
  • private

    broader: covers any non-public arrangement, not only paid-trip hire

  • hired

    everyday word; less specific about exclusive group use for one trip

反義詞
  • scheduled

    describes regular public services running on a fixed timetable

  • commercial

    in aviation contexts, refers to ordinary ticket-sale flights open to the public

文法句型

chartered + vehicle noun (plane, bus, boat, flight, yacht)

用法筆記

Used attributively before a vehicle noun (plane, flight, bus, coach, boat, yacht). Distinguish from sense 1 (about qualified people) — here the subject is a vehicle hired by a single group, not a profession.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a chartered ticket on the regular morning flight.
✅I bought a ticket on the regular morning flight.
💡'chartered' describes flights hired by one group, not seats on a normal scheduled flight.
❌We took the chartered to the airport.
✅We took the chartered bus to the airport.
💡must be followed by the vehicle noun.