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Amazon is eliminating approximately 14,000 corporate positions globally, with projections for further restructuring extending into 2026.
亞馬遜正在全球裁撤約14,000個企業職位，預計重組計畫將持續至2026年。
eliminate(v.)排除、消除、淘汰approximately(adv.)大約=around=aboutproject(v.)、projection(n.)預測=forecastrestructuring(n.)組織重組、結構調整extend into...延續至....
Notably, this impacts over 2,300 personnel across its Seattle and Bellevue offices in Washington state.
其中華盛頓州西雅圖與貝爾維尤辦公室逾2,300名員工受影響。
CEO Andy Jassy articulated that these decisive measures are fundamentally intended to streamline operational efficiency and facilitate the automation of routine functions through advanced AI adoption.
執行長安迪·賈西強調，這些果斷決策的根本目的在於精簡營運結構，並藉由大規模導入先進AI，推動例行工作的全面自動化。
articulate(v.)清楚地表達be intended to VR 目的是、旨在streamline(v.)精簡operational efficiency營運效率facilitate(v.)促進、使便利
The scope of the reductions encompasses a diverse array of roles, including software engineers, product managers, designers, and Human Resources personnel, even extending to senior-level appointments.
本次裁員範圍極廣，包括軟體工程師、產品經理、設計師及人資等多元職位，高階管理層亦未能倖免。
encompass(v.)包含、涵蓋an array of~一系列、多樣的～
Affected employees were promptly notified via email and granted a 90-day grace period to seek alternative internal opportunities.
受影響員工已透過電子郵件獲悉通知，並獲得90天的緩衝期以爭取內部的轉調機會。
via(prep.)透過=throughgrant(v.)給予grace period寬限期alternative energy替代性能源
While certain divisions are undergoing significant downsizing, the company confirms that strategic hiring will persist in other growth-oriented areas.
儘管部分部門面臨大幅縮編，但亞馬遜證實，將在其他成長導向領域持續進行策略性招募。
downsize(v.)裁員、縮編persist(v.)持續
Beth Galetti, the HR head, underscored that the ultimate objective of these changes is to optimize efficiency and accelerate innovation, all while Amazon sustains its substantial investments in both AI development and cloud infrastructure.
人力資源主管貝絲·加萊蒂強調，公司變革的終極目標在於優化效率，並加速創新，同時亞馬遜將持續對AI開發與雲端基礎設施進行大量投資。
optimize(v.)使優化，完善accelerate(v.)加速=speed upsustain(v.)保持、使持續
Industry analysts suggest this development clearly illustrates AI’s paradigm-shifting influence on corporate resource allocation and heralds a more extensive transformation across the entire technology sector.
產業分析師指出，此次裁員清楚呈現出AI對企業人力資源配置的顛覆性影響，同時也預示著整個科技產業將迎來一場更為劇烈的結構性轉型。
illustrate(v.)(尤指用例子)說明;闡明paradigm(n.)範例;示例paradigm shift行為(或思維)方式的改變、典範轉移paradigm-shifting(adj.)典範轉移的herald(v.)預示…的開始
Notwithstanding the workforce reductions, Amazon’s stock price recorded a marginal increase, thereby signaling robust market confidence in the firm’s strategic repositioning.
儘管裁員消息傳出，亞馬遜股價仍微幅上揚，顯示市場對亞馬遜的策略重整抱持高度信心。
notwithstanding(prep.)儘管=despite=in spite ofmarginal(adj.)微小的、輕微的thereby(ad.)因此;由此;從而=as a resultsignal(v.)標誌著、表明、顯示=indicate
For the departing employees, these adjustments unequivocally represent a major transition toward a more streamlined, AI-centric organizational model — a process that underscores how one of the globe’s dominant technology enterprises is fundamentally redefining the modern work landscape.
對於遭裁員的員工而言，這些調整無疑標誌著邁向精簡化、以AI為核心的組織模式——這也印證了這家全球科技巨頭正從根本上重塑未來勞動力市場的樣貌。
equivocal(adj.)含糊的;模棱兩可的;有歧義的unequivocal(adj.)完全的;表達明確的;毫不含糊的unequivocally(adv.)毫不含糊地; 明確地;肯定地underscore(v.)強調、突顯