in-house
/ˌɪnˈhaʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnˈhaʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈin-ˌhau̇s -ˈhau̇s/ (ame, mw) · /ˌɪn ˈhaʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪn ˈhaʊs/ (ame, ipa)
in-house — 形容詞
1. describing work, services, or staff that belong to a company itself rather than
公司內部的
由公司自家人員處理而非外包的
describing work, services, or staff that belong to a company itself rather than to an outside firm hired to help
Élise hired a freelancer because the company has no in-house designer for the new logo.
Élise 請了一位接案者，因為公司沒有內部設計師可以做新標誌。
in-house + role noun (designer)
The bank now offers in-house legal advice to small business clients in Taipei.
這家銀行現在提供台北的小企業客戶內部法律諮詢服務。
in-house + service noun (advice)
Sirin built an in-house team of six engineers to replace the outsourced developers.
Sirin 建立了一支六人的公司內部工程團隊，取代原本外包的開發人員。
The Marriott in Bangkok prefers in-house cleaning staff so it can train them on local standards.
曼谷的萬豪飯店偏好使用內部清潔人員，這樣才能依當地標準訓練他們。
Adisa edits an in-house newsletter that goes out every Friday to the company's 200 employees.
Adisa 編輯一份內部電子報，每週五寄給公司的 200 名員工。
- internal
broader; can mean inside any group, not only a company
- company-owned
focuses on ownership rather than the location of the work
- outsourced
given to an outside firm to do
- external
from outside the company
文法句型
in-house + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun, never after 'be' on its own. Common nouns it modifies: team, staff, designer, lawyer, training, magazine, software.
常見錯誤
in-house — 副詞
1. if a job, training, or service is done in-house, the company's own staff do it r
由內部處理
由公司自己員工執行而非交給外面
if a job, training, or service is done in-house, the company's own staff do it rather than paying an outside firm
William decided to develop the new accounting software in-house instead of buying it from a vendor.
William 決定由公司內部開發新的會計軟體，而不是向廠商購買。
develop + in-house
Reuben confirmed that all customer support is now handled in-house at the Osaka office.
Reuben 確認所有客服現在都由大阪辦公室的內部人員處理。
passive: be handled in-house
Saira's law firm trains its junior lawyers in-house for the first two years.
Saira 的律師事務所前兩年都由內部資深律師訓練新進律師。
The Watanabe shoe factory used to print labels in-house, but a small Tainan print shop now does the work.
Watanabe 鞋廠以前在內部印製標籤，現在改由台南一家小印刷廠承接。
Layla's hospital prepares all patient meals in-house to control food safety.
Layla 任職的醫院為了管控食品安全，所有病人餐點都自行在院內準備。
- internally
more formal; common in reports and management language
- on-site
stresses physical location at the company's site, not who does the work
- externally
by people outside the company
- outsource
verb form of the opposite idea: pay an outside firm
文法句型
verb + in-house
用法筆記
Used after a verb (often 'do', 'make', 'handle', 'develop', 'train', 'produce'). Often appears in contrast with phrases like 'outsource to', 'buy from', or 'hire from outside'.