adm

IPA/ˈadəm/
IPA/ˈædəm/

adm — 縮寫

1. a short written form for 'administration' or 'administrator', used mainly in job

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釋義

行政；管理

組織的行政管理或管理人員

a short written form for 'administration' or 'administrator', used mainly in job titles and department names in companies and organizations

例句

Roya works in the Sales Adm department, meaning Sales Administration, at the Tokyo office.

Roya 在東京辦公室的業務行政（Sales Adm，即 Sales Administration）部門工作。

adm + job title — short for Sales Administration

Please forward the signed documents to the HR Administration (Adm) team for final review.

請將簽署好的文件送交人力資源行政（HR Adm）團隊進行最終審核。

同義詞
  • admin

    the more common casual shortening in everyday written English; 'adm' is rarer and tends to appear only in formal abbreviations or labels

文法句型

adm + noun (job title / department)

用法筆記

Used mainly in written contexts such as email signatures, internal directories, org charts, and email subject lines. In speech, the full word 'administration' or 'administrator' is normally used.

常見錯誤

❌Send it to adm' (without context).
✅Send it to the adm team' or 'Send it to IT Adm.
💡the abbreviation alone can be confusing; pair it with a department or role name.

2. a short way of writing the title of the highest-ranking officer in a navy, place

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釋義

海軍上將

海軍最高階軍官頭銜的縮寫

a short way of writing the title of the highest-ranking officer in a navy, placed before a person's full name in official correspondence and naval documents

例句

Adm. Chiara Torres took command of the Pacific fleet late last November.

Chiara Torres 海軍上將於去年十一月底接掌太平洋艦隊的指揮權。

Adm. + [full name] — title before name

Adm. Valentina Park — short for Admiral — spoke at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Valentina Park 海軍上將（Adm. 為 Admiral 的縮寫）在安納波利斯海軍官校發表演說。

同義詞
  • Admiral

    the full form; use in speech and formal prose. 'Adm.' is the written abbreviation only.

文法句型

Adm. + [full name]

用法筆記

Always followed by a full name (first and last) or a surname with rank. In informal military contexts, the abbreviation is sometimes used without a name (e.g., 'the Adm. wants a word'), but this is rare outside of naval slang.

常見錯誤

❌Adm. Smith is here' (vague — could be any Smith).
✅Adm. Yael Smith is here.
💡the abbreviation works best with a full name to avoid confusion with other ranks or titles.

3. a short written form for 'admission' or 'admit', used on tickets and signs to me

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釋義

入場；錄取

進入某場所或機構的許可或程序

a short written form for 'admission' or 'admit', used on tickets and signs to mean the right to enter a place or event. It also appears on university documents and forms to mean the process of being accepted into a school or programme

例句

Show your e-ticket at the adm gate before entering the concert venue.

請在進入演唱會場地前於入場閘口出示您的電子票券。

adm gate — common on tickets and venue signs

The university has already sent out all adm letters for the autumn semester.

該大學已寄出秋季學期的所有錄取通知書。

同義詞
  • admission

    the full form; use in running text. 'Adm.' is restricted to labels, forms, and headers.

  • entry

    broader in meaning (can refer to physical access or competition participation); 'adm' specifically points to the formal permission or acceptance process.

文法句型

adm + noun (gate / office / letter / process)

用法筆記

Appears most often in written labels on tickets, university application portals, hospital wristbands, and internal records. In full-sentence writing, the unabbreviated word 'admission' or 'admissions' is preferred.

常見錯誤

❌I got my adm!' (in a text message).
✅I got my admission letter!
💡the abbreviation is not used in casual spoken or text-message English.