詞的涵義，可因應不同場合而變化。真正專業的翻譯員，懂得按照上文下理仔細推敲，弄清作者的真正用意，不會隨便在字典裡挑個解釋交差。

舉例，Stakeholders這個字在一般字典的解釋是「賭金保管人」、「保證金保存人」等，但在商業領域裡，Stakeholders還有其他含意。試看以下例句：

“HK 100 million of pre-sales proceeds from Splendid Residence, net of monies retained in stakeholders' account and applied to construction costs and other project costs, were received during the year.”

文中的stakeholders，是指在某公司、機構或計劃中擁有權益的人，在相關事情上涉及利害關係。在這情況下，stakeholders可因應文義譯為「有關連利益人士」、「利益相關團體」、「有關方」和「有關人士」等。因此，以上例子可譯為：

「年內已收取預售瑰麗灣樓花所得款項港幣1億元，當中已扣除保留在有關連利益人士賬戶中的款項，以及撥作建築費用及其他項目成本的款項。」

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