🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

专门机构

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhuānmén jīgòu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Specialized Agency/ˈspɛʃ.ə.laɪzd ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"世界卫生组织是联合国的专门机构。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An autonomous body established by intergovernmental agreement and having wide international responsibilities in economic, social, cultural, educational, health, and related fields.

    "The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations."
  2. 2

    Any organization or corporate body that focuses its expertise on a specific niche domain or technical field.

    "The government hired a specialized agency to handle international maritime security."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English adjective 'specialized' (from Middle French specialiser, based on Latin specialis) combined with 'agency' (from Latin agens, present participle of agere meaning 'to do, act'). The term gained formal international usage in the 20th century to describe autonomous organizations established by intergovernmental agreements.

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