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office的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈɔ:fis, ˈɔfis]
KK音标发音： [ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑfɪs]

office的词性：
n.Abbr. off（名词）缩写 off

1. A place in which business, clerical, or professional activities are conducted.
办公处所，办公室：供进行商业、文书或职业性活动的一个地方

2. The administrative personnel, executives, or staff working in such a place.
办公室、事务所的职员：在办公室工作的行政人员、经理或职员

3. A duty or function assigned to or assumed by someone.See Synonyms at function
职责，任务：某人或认为某人应做的职责、任务参见 function

4. A position of authority, duty, or trust given to a person, as in a government or corporation:
职位：如在公司或政府部门，给予某人的权力、职责或被信任的职位：

the office of vice president.
副总统的职位

5. A subdivision of a governmental department:
政府部门的细分：

the U.S. Patent Office.
美国专利特权政府部门

6. A major executive division of a government:
政府的部、局、处：政府的一个主要行政部分：

the British Home Office.
英国的内政部

7. A public position:
公职：

seek office.
找公职

8. offices Chiefly British The parts of a house, such as the laundry and kitchen, in which servants carry out household work.
offices 【多用于英国】 厨房，洗衣处：房间的一部分，如洗衣间和厨房，在那里仆人进行家务工作

9. Often offices A usually beneficial act performed for another.
常作 offices 帮忙：一个为他人而做的有益的行为

10. Ecclesiastical A ceremony, rite, or service, usually prescribed by liturgy, especially:
【基督教会】 圣事：一个仪式、礼仪，通常是礼拜仪式规定的，尤其是：

11. The canonical hours.
合乎教规的时间

12. A prayer service in the Anglican Church, such as Morning or Evening Prayer.
日课：在英国国教中的一个祈祷仪式如晨祷或暮祷

13. A ceremony, rite, or service for a special purpose, especially a rite for the dead.
葬礼或有专门目的仪式：一个有专门目的仪式，尤指为死者进行的仪式

office的词性：
n.attributive.（定语名词）

14. Often used to modify another noun:
常用来修饰另一个名词：

office furniture; office buildings.
办公家具；办公楼

office的词源：

15. Middle English
中古英语

16. from Old French [duty]
源自 古法语 [职责]

17. from Latin officium * see dh?-
源自 拉丁语 officium *参见 dh?-