stocktaking

/ˈstɒkteɪkɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstɑːkteɪkɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstäk-ˌtā-kiŋ/ (ame, mw)

stocktaking — 名詞

1. the activity of counting and recording every item that a shop, warehouse, or bus

1.名詞B2
釋義

盤點

清點庫存物品數量

the activity of counting and recording every item that a shop, warehouse, or business keeps in stock, usually performed at regular intervals to verify records and plan reordering.

例句

The supermarket closes early on the last Sunday of every month for stocktaking.

這家超市每個月的最後一個星期天提早關門進行盤點。

stocktaking: uncountable, reason for closure

During stocktaking, Jun's team found that the warehouse held three times as many cartons as the computer listed.

盤點時，Jun 的團隊發現倉庫裡的紙箱數量是電腦記錄的三倍。

stocktaking + found + discrepancy pattern

同義詞
  • inventory check

    more general; can refer to a single item check rather than a full count

  • stock check

    more informal and often smaller in scope than stocktaking

文法句型

stocktaking + of [items/goods]

do stocktaking

stocktaking period

用法筆記

Uncountable — used without 'a' or 'an' in the singular. More common in British English; American English prefers 'taking inventory' or 'doing inventory'.

常見錯誤

❌We did a stocktaking yesterday.
✅We did stocktaking yesterday.
💡stocktaking is uncountable; do not use 'a'.

2. a careful, honest examination of your own life, career, or situation in order to

2.名詞C1
釋義

檢討；省思

對自身狀況的反思評估

a careful, honest examination of your own life, career, or situation in order to decide what direction to take next.

例句

After losing the election, the party went through a period of quiet stocktaking.

選舉落敗後，該政黨經歷了一段沉靜的檢討期。

period of stocktaking: common figurative frame

Dr. Okonkwo's sabbatical gave him time for serious stocktaking about his research goals.

Okonkwo 教授的學術休假讓他得以認真省思自己的研究目標。

stocktaking about: preposition pattern for topic

同義詞
  • reappraisal

    slightly more formal; can be applied to objects and systems, not only personal situations

  • self-assessment

    narrower — strictly about one's own skills or performance, not broader life direction

反義詞
  • neglect

    the opposite of giving a situation careful thought

文法句型

a period of stocktaking

stocktaking + on/about [situation]

用法筆記

This figurative sense is always used about a period of reflection, not a single decision. Unlike sense 1, it can appear with 'a' (a stocktaking of something). Retains the slow, methodical feel of the original inventory meaning.

常見錯誤

❌I did a quick stocktaking of my options.
✅I did some honest stocktaking of my priorities.
💡stocktaking implies thorough, unhurried reflection, not a quick scan.