incorporated

/ɪnˈkɔːpəreɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd/ (ame, mw)

incorporated — adjective

  • incorporatedpositive
  • more incorporatedcomparative
  • most incorporatedsuperlative

1. written after a business's name to signal that the business has been officially

1.形容詞C1
釋義

written after a business's name to signal that the business has been officially registered as a separate legal body — for example, 'Apple Incorporated' or the short form 'Inc.' in the United States.

例句

Apple Incorporated reported record profits at its September shareholders meeting.

appositive: [Company Name] Incorporated

The sign on the door read 'Liam Brothers Incorporated' in bold gold letters.

同義詞
  • Inc.

    the standard short form, more common in writing

  • Limited

    the British equivalent, used as 'Ltd' after company names

文法句型

[Company Name] Incorporated

often abbreviated as Inc.

用法筆記

Almost always appears directly after a company name as a post-modifier, with no article. Distinguish from sense 2 by syntax: this sense only sits attached to a proper-noun business name.

常見錯誤

❌She works at an incorporated company called Pixel.
✅She works at a company called Pixel Incorporated.
💡the word follows the name; it doesn't sit before it as a normal adjective.

2. describing a part, element, or idea that has been brought in and combined with a

2.形容詞C1
釋義

describing a part, element, or idea that has been brought in and combined with a larger whole so that it becomes one of its working pieces.

例句

Putri admired the incorporated brass details along the edge of the wooden chair.

attributive use describing a built-in element

The final report has all of your suggestions incorporated into the third chapter.

passive: be incorporated into [a larger work]

同義詞
  • built-in

    more common in everyday speech, especially about features of an object

  • integrated

    stresses smooth, working combination; often technical

  • embedded

    stresses being firmly fixed inside something larger

反義詞
  • separate

    the opposite when the part stands apart from the whole

  • external

    for parts attached from outside rather than joined in

文法句型

incorporated into [a whole]

incorporated in [a design]

用法筆記

Frequently appears in passive constructions ('X is incorporated into Y') or as a participial adjective before a noun ('an incorporated element'). Distinguish from sense 1 by context: this sense describes parts joined into a whole, never sits after a business name.

常見錯誤

❌The pages were incorporated to the book.
✅The pages were incorporated into the book.
💡use 'into' (or 'in'), not 'to'.