bureaucracyKK [bjʊˋrɑkrəsi] /bjʊˈɹɑkɹəsi/發音bureau 局、辦公處+cracy 統治、權力→由官署掌權展開收合bureau單字局、辦公處cracy字根統治、權力字面:由官署掌權權力握在各級官署手中,即官僚體系、官僚作風。名詞1官僚體系、官僚機構、行政體系The new policy has to pass through several layers of bureaucracy.新政策必須通過好幾層官僚體系的審核。2官僚作風、繁文縟節貶義Small businesses often complain about endless bureaucracy and paperwork.小型企業常抱怨沒完沒了的官僚作風和文書作業。3官僚、公務官員集合用法The country's bureaucracy remains in place even after elections.就算選舉過後,這個國家的官僚依然留在原位。4官僚政治、官僚統治正式He argued that bureaucracy had gradually replaced genuine democratic debate.他主張官僚政治已逐漸取代真正的民主辯論。