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outsourcing

UK //ˌaʊtˈsɔːsɪŋ//US //ˌaʊtˈsɔːrsɪŋ//

词源

由 out(外部)和 source(来源)组合而成,最早出现于20世纪70年代,描述企业从外部获取资源的行为。

noun

❶ 外包,指企业将某些业务或服务委托给外部公司或个人完成,通常是为了降低成本或提高效率。

“Many companies use outsourcing to reduce labor costs.”

(许多公司通过外包来降低劳动力成本。)

“The IT department is considering outsourcing software development.”

(IT部门正在考虑将软件开发外包出去。)

同义词:contracting out, subcontracting, delegation

verb

❶ 将工作或服务外包给其他公司或个人,通常是为了节省成本或专注于核心业务。

“The company outsources its payroll processing to a third party.”

(公司将工资处理外包给第三方。)

“We are outsourcing the design work to a freelance team.”

(我们正在将设计工作外包给一个自由职业团队。)

同义词:contract out, farm out, subcontract

常见短语

outsourcing partner — 外包合作伙伴,指企业长期合作的外包服务提供商。

“We have been working with the same outsourcing partner for five years.”

(我们与同一家外包合作伙伴已经合作了五年。)

offshore outsourcing — 离岸外包,指将业务外包到其他国家,通常是为了利用更低的成本或特定技能。

“Many tech companies practice offshore outsourcing to countries like India.”

(许多科技公司将业务离岸外包到印度等国家。)