interest rate (n.) percentage charge to be paid on money borrowed利率

　　interim (n.) half or part of the total period中期的

　　[例] the interim report (6-monthly)

　　interior decoration 內(nèi)部裝潢

　　interview 1.(n.) meeting to decide if a person is suitable for a job面試

　　[例] Before closing a job interview it is useful for the interviewer to summarise the key points an issues.

　　2. (v.) talk to a person applying for a job面試

　　interviewee (n.) person who is interviewed被面試者

　　interviewer (n.) person who leads the interview面試官

　　[例] In practice the interviewer should greet the candidate by name, and introduce himself.

　　introduce1.(v.) launch投放(市場)

　　[例] introduce a product on the market

　　2.(v)To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.引見

　　[例] He introduced his friend to me.

　　introduction1.(n.) activity of introducing new employees into the company引見

　　[例] The induction of new employees into their jobs strengthen the company.

　　2 (n.)launch of a product產(chǎn)品投放市場

　　industrial action (n.) strike罷工

　　[例] They held several industrial actions for not being paid wages.

　　invalid (adj) not legally or factually valid無效的

　　[例] an invalid driver’s licence

　　[同義詞] null

　　inventory (n.) items held in stock, work-in-progress and finished items，stock存貨

　　[例] Inventories of last year are stocked in that warehouse.

　　buffer inventory (n.) inventory to protect against unpredictable variations in demand or supply time 緩沖存貨

　　capacity inventory (n.) inventory to store ，present capacity for future use庫存能力

　　cycle inventory (n.) that part of the stock which goes down with use and is then replaced with new stock as orders are received循環(huán)盤存

　　finished goods inventory (n.) stock of products ready for sale制成品庫存

　　raw materials inventory (n.) stock of items to be used in the conversion process原材料庫存

　　work-in-progress inventory (n.) stock of items in various stages of conversion

　　invest (v.) put money into a bank, a building society or shares in order to earn interest投資

　　[例] To invest in the stock market, you should be very prudent and cautious.

　　investment (n.) money invested投資

　　investor (n.) person who invests投資人

　　invoice 1.(n.) note requesting payment發(fā)票

　　[例] Your expenses during business trip in HK can be reimbursed by the company but you should keep the consumption invoice.

　　[同義詞] bill

　　2. (v.) send an invoice to someone 開發(fā)票

　　irrevocable (adj.) which cannot be changed不可撤消的

　　[例] The contract that has been signed is irrevocable.

　　[同義詞] irreversible, unalterable, unchangeable

　　issue (n.) giving out shares發(fā)行(股票)

　　[例] government issue of new bonds

　　[同義詞] deliver, give out, distribute

　　rights issue (n.) giving shareholders the right to buy new shares at a lower price增股

　　[例] We have arranged with our bankers to issue an L/C in your favour.

　　IT (n.) (=Information Technology) 信息技術(shù)

　　item (n.) 1. an object for sale商品

　　[例] This item is out of stock.

　　2. piece of information一條(信息)

　　[例] items on the balance sheet

　　itinerary (n.) a guidebook for travelers旅行指南

　　[例] Please kindly refer to our itinerary for your trip.

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　　jargon (n.) the specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group行話，術(shù)語

　　[例] business jargon

　　[同義詞] lingo

　　jet lag delayed physical effects of tiredness, etc felt after a long flight by plane 飛機時差反應(yīng)

　　jobbing (n.) system of production for one-off or small orders 做零活的

　　[例] He is now acting as a jobbing printer.

　　job description written statement of what the job holder actually does, how he or she does it, and under what conditions the job is performed職位描述

　　job lot (n.) small number of a particular part or product that is produced at one time貨品(整批的)

　　[例] How many are the job lot produced this time?

　　job mobility ability to move from one place to another to take up or perform a job工作機動性，工作變動

　　[例] Several days ago she got a job mobility from AVON to LOREAL.

　　job rotation movement between departments within an organization崗位輪換

　　[例] Job rotation aims to familiarize the trainees with the problems of each department.