transnational

/ˌtrænzˈnæʃnəl/ (bre, ipa) · [trænsnˈæʃənəl] /ˌtrænzˈnæʃnəl/ (ame, ipa) · [trænsnˈæʃənəl] /(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce transnational (audio) (ˌ)tranz-/ (ame, mw)

transnational — 形容詞

  • transnationalpositive
  • more transnationalcomparative
  • most transnationalsuperlative

1. describing activities, companies, or organisations that operate across the borde

1.形容詞B2
釋義

跨國的

跨越國界運作或影響多國的

describing activities, companies, or organisations that operate across the borders of several countries, usually as a single integrated unit rather than through separate teams working in each country.

例句

The Wei Corporation became a transnational company after opening offices in Brazil, Kenya, and Thailand.

華威集團在巴西、肯亞和泰國都開設了辦事處，成為一家跨國企業。

transnational company + listing of countries

Amara's research focuses on how transnational migration affects family relationships spread across three continents.

阿瑪拉的研究聚焦於跨國移民如何影響橫跨三大洲的家庭關係。

transnational migration — common academic collocation

同義詞
  • multinational

    very similar in meaning; multinational is more commonly used for companies with operations in many countries, while transnational emphasises integration across borders

  • cross-border

    more specific to physical or legal boundaries; less formal and often used for trade, transactions, or travel

  • international

    broader and more common; describes anything involving two or more countries, often between separate national entities rather than as a single cross-border unit

反義詞
  • domestic

    limited to one country; opposite of crossing national borders

  • national

    confined within a single nation's boundaries

  • local

    restricted to a small area within one country

文法句型

transnational + noun (company/movement/crime)

用法筆記

Frequently used before a noun. Distinguished from international: international usually describes cooperation between separate national groups, whereas transnational implies a structure or activity that crosses borders as a single unit (a transnational corporation makes decisions centrally for all countries, not country by country).

常見錯誤

❌Our company has transnational partnerships with firms in Japan and Germany.
✅Our company has international partnerships with firms in Japan and Germany.
💡Transnational describes the company's own cross-border structure, not its relationships with other countries' firms.
❌The two governments signed a transnational trade agreement.
✅The two governments signed an international trade agreement.
💡Agreements between nations are international; transnational describes activities that cross borders as a single integrated effort.