admin
/ˈædmɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈædmɪn] /ˈædmɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈæd.mɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈædmɪn] /ˈæd.mɪn/ (ame, ipa)
admin — 名詞
- adminsingular
- adminsplural
1. the day-to-day management of the paperwork, records, and routine tasks that keep
行政管理
組織運作的日常事務管理
the day-to-day management of the paperwork, records, and routine tasks that keep an organization, department, or project running.
Brooke spent the whole morning doing admin, filing invoices and updating the staff database.
Brooke 整個早上都在處理行政工作，包括開立發票和更新員工資料庫。
collocation: doing admin
The new software saves the legal team hours of admin by automating their case notes.
這套新軟體自動處理案件記錄，為法律團隊省下了好幾個小時的行政時間。
uncountable use: hours of admin
Leo finds admin boring but knows the paperwork keeps the charity running properly.
Leo 覺得行政工作很無趣，但他知道文書作業讓慈善機構能夠順利運作。
Anong took over the admin for the conference, booking rooms and printing name badges.
Anong 接手了這場會議的行政事務，負責預訂場地和印製名牌。
Too much admin leaves teachers with less time to plan their actual lessons.
過多的行政工作讓老師沒有足夠時間規劃實際教學內容。
- paperwork
focuses specifically on documents and forms rather than the whole management process
- clerical work
more formal and narrower, referring to routine office tasks like typing and filing
- back-office operations
business jargon for support functions not visible to customers
用法筆記
'Admin' in this sense is uncountable — you cannot say 'an admin' to refer to a person. 'The admin' means the work or process, not the worker.
常見錯誤
2. a person whose job is to manage and maintain a computer network, website, databa
管理員
管理電腦系統或網站的人
a person whose job is to manage and maintain a computer network, website, database, or online system — short for 'administrator'.
The website went down, so the team contacted the admin to restore the server.
網站當機了，團隊於是聯絡管理員來重新啟動伺服器。
countable: the admin (a person)
Zola works as a network admin for a hospital, keeping patient records secure.
Zola 在一間醫院擔任網路管理員，負責維護病歷資料的安全。
compound noun: network admin
Nikhil asked the admin to grant him access to the shared project folder.
Nikhil 請管理員開放共用專案資料夾的存取權限給他。
When the university email system crashed, the admins fixed the problem within an hour.
大學的電子郵件系統當機時，管理員在一小時內就修復了問題。
- administrator
the full form; slightly more formal but means the same thing
- IT manager
broader role that may include planning and budgeting, not just technical maintenance
- sysadmin
informal short form common in technical communities
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1 (uncountable), this sense is countable — 'an admin' means one person, and 'admins' is the plural. Frequently used in compound job titles such as 'system admin', 'network admin', or 'database admin'.
常見錯誤
admin — 形容詞
- adminpositive
- more admincomparative
- most adminsuperlative
1. relating to the organization, paperwork, and routine tasks needed to keep a busi
行政的
與組織管理相關的
relating to the organization, paperwork, and routine tasks needed to keep a business, institution, or activity running — short for 'administrative'.
Manuela applied for an admin assistant job at a local law firm.
Manuela 應徵了一間本地律師事務所的行政助理職位。
compound noun: admin assistant
The school needs more admin support to handle student enrollment records.
這所學校需要更多行政支援來處理學生入學記錄。
collocation: admin support
Gita completed an admin course to improve her office skills and job prospects.
Gita 修了一門行政課程，以增進辦公室技能並提升就業機會。
The hospital cut admin costs by moving patient files to a digital system.
醫院將病患資料改為數位系統，藉此削減了行政成本。
- administrative
the full form; interchangeable in most contexts but slightly more formal
- office
used in compounds like 'office work', but 'office' is broader and less specific to management tasks
- clerical
narrower, focusing on routine record-keeping and filing rather than broader management
用法筆記
This adjective form appears almost exclusively before a noun in compound job titles ('admin assistant') or noun phrases ('admin costs', 'admin support'). It is not used predicatively (❌ 'The work is admin').