這些商務行話為什麼這麼有哏? 趣味解析301個內行人才懂的商務詞彙, 讓你聽得懂、還會用, 不再一臉表情包

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A
aboveboard
across-the-board
action
action man/man of action
actionable
admin
against the grain
all-hands meeting
an ax to grind
anointed
ask
at the end of the day
authoritatively

B
B-school
b to b or B2B
back burner
back of the envelope
bait and switch
ballpark
balls in the air
bandwidth
bang for the buck
banner year
baseline
bean counter
beat a dead horse
beauty contest
beef up
best of breed
best practice
beta testing
big data
binary
bio break
Bitcoin
bleeding-edge
blockchain
blue sky
boil the ocean
boondoggle
bootstrap
bottom line
brainstorm
bullish
burning platform
buy-in

C
cannibalize
career suicide
catalyst for change
client-centric
cookie-cutter
core competency
cost-effective
creatives
critical mass
cross-functional
cross-pollination
cross-sell
cutting-edge

D
data dump
deep-dive
deliverable
deploy
digital native
disruptive
disruptive innovation
dog and pony show
dogfooding/eating your own dog food
dovetail
downsize
drill down
drinking the Kool-Aid
ducks in a row
due diligence
dumpster fire

E
EQ
Easter egg
EBITDA
elephant in the room
elevator pitch
emerging
empower
end to end
ergonomic

F
FAQ
face time
facilitate
facing
fake news
feeding frenzy
first mover
flavor of the month
FOMO
for all intents and purposes
Fourth Industrial Revolution
funnel, the

G
game plan
game changer
gatekeeper
Generation X or Gen X
get/keep the ball rolling
get with the program
ghosting
GIF
gig economy
give-and-take
glad-handing
go-to guy
GOAT
golden parachute/golden handshake/golden umbrella
guerrilla marketing

H
hackathon
halo effect
hammer out
handle
hands-down
hashtag
hardball
has legs
heavy hitter
heavy lifting
hedge your bet
herding cats/squirrels
hired gun
honcho
honeypot
hump day

I
ideation
in a nutshell
in the weeds
incentivize
influencer
Internet of Things (IoT)
IT
it is what it is

J
jet lag
jockey for position
John Hancock
jump (or beat) the gun

K
KISS
KOL
kid gloves
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
kill two birds with one stone
knockoff
knowledge economy
kudos

L
lawyer up
lean in
leave-behind
left holding the bag
long in the tooth
long shot
lots of moving parts
lowball
low-hanging fruit
lunch & learn

M
MO/modus operandi
magic bullet
master(s) of the universe
meeting of the minds
meme
Millennial
mindshare
miss the boat/bus
mission critical
mom-and-pop
Monday-morning quarterback
move the needle

N
net-net
new normal
nip in the bud
not my first rodeo

O
offline
on point
on the ball
onboarding
once in a blue moon
one smart cookie
one–two punch
open the kimono
org chart
organic growth
out-of-pocket
outside the box
over a barrel

P
POV
paint the town red
parachute in
paradigm shift
paralysis through analysis/analysis paralysis
parking lot
pass the buck
pass with flying colors
peeps
phone it in
piggyback
ping
pipeline
pivot
play it by ear
postmortem
pot calling the kettle black
preaching to the choir
pull out all the stops
pulling your leg
push the envelope
put a pin in it
put lipstick on a pig
put to bed

Q
quality assurance
quantum leap
quick win
quid pro quo
QWERTY

R
raining cats and dogs
ramp up
reading the Riot Act
red herring
red-flag
resting on your laurels
riding shotgun
right off the bat
right up your alley
rightsize
rings a bell
rock star
roll with the punches
round-robin
rule of thumb
run it up the flagpole (and see who salutes)
running amok

S
SEO
sacred cow
sandbag
scalable
screw the pooch
show your true colors
snail mail
spitballing
steal one’s thunder
stick to one’s guns
straight and narrow
straight from the horse’s mouth
straw man
strike while the iron is hot
sweat equity
swim lane
SWOT/SWAT team
SWOT Team
SWAT Team
synergy

T
table stakes
take this offline
takeaway
tallest midget
the third degree
thought leader
throw under the bus
throwing shade
tiger team
toe the line
touch base
troll
turn a blind eye
turnkey
tycoon

U
under the radar
under the weather
unicorn
upper hand
upshot
USP

V
value add
vertical
VIP
virus

W
WIIFM
What is the ask?
wheelhouse
white elephant
white space
white-collar
wiggle room
wild goose chase
win-win
witch hunt
with a grain of salt
with all due respect
wolf in sheep’s clothing
worth one’s salt
writing is on the wall

X
X factor
xerox

Y
yada yada
yak shaving

Z
(a) zero
zeitgeist

註解
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鮑勃•威爾馮(Bob Wiltfong)/提姆•伊藤(Tim Ito)

鮑勃•威爾馮(Bob Wiltfong)

美國知名深夜新聞節目《每日秀》（The Daily Show）記者，艾美獎得主。擔任數家名列《財富》世界五百大企業公司（Fortune Global 500）的顧問超過二十年，其中包括T-Mobile、奇異公司與嘉信理財集團。這些經歷形塑了他對BS的熱愛。他時常與擔任行銷長的太太請益當前流行的BS用語，而且他常被提醒還需要從小孩子身上學很多東西。



提姆•伊藤(Tim Ito)

現任美國非營利機構人才發展協會（Association for Talent Development）副主席，負責數位行銷，同時也是新聞雜誌《美國新聞與世界報導》（U.S. News & World Report）的記者與作家。

曾任職於知名網路公司美國線上（America Online）與網景（Netscape），負責產品營運與行銷業務。

林楸燕

淡江大學英文系博士班畢業，學術專長為中古世紀英國文學和歷史與莎士比亞戲劇，現任教於廣州中山大學南方學院，亦為思倍斯翻譯工作室譯者。著有《關於人生，莎士比亞的神回覆》，並譯有《讓我們假裝沒發生過！》、《文藝復興並不美》、《教養是一種可怕的發明》等書。

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