() limited, used after the names of particular types of companies in some countries有限责任公司，股份有限公司（用于一些国家的某类公司名称之后）◆Oxford Cameras Ltd牛津照相机有限公司Company abbreviations <chn/>Abbreviations like Ltd or Corp. often appear after the names of businesses. They are usually required by law and tell you something about the type of company that has been established. * Ltd 或 Corp. 等缩写形式常常出现在企业名称之后。它们通常是标出依法成立的公司的类型。In the UK 在英国Ltd (= limited) a company that is owned by a small number of people, often members of a family, and can be run by a single person * Ltd （有限公司）由少数几人拥有，通常为家庭成员，可由一人经营plc (= public limited company) a large company that can sell its shares to the public and has a board of directors * plc （公共有限公司）是向公众出售股票且拥有董事会的大型公司In the US 在美国Corp. (= corporation); Co. (= company); Inc. (= incorporated). These abbreviations indicate that a business is a company but give no information about its size, number of shareholders or management. * Corp.、Co. 和 Inc. 表示公司，但不能显示出公司的规模、股东和管理层人数等资讯。LLC (= limited liability company) a company owned by a group of people who usually also run the business * LLC （有限责任公司）是由多人拥有并经营的公司Other countries 其他国家AG in Germany, a large company that can sell shares to the public and is run by a group of managers 在德国，AG （股份公司）指向公众出售股票并且由多位经理共同经营的大型公司GmbH in Germany, a company with one or a number of shareholders. It cannot sell shares to the public. 在德国，GmbH （有限责任公司）是指拥有一个或多个股东的公司。它不能向公众出售股票。Pty (= proprietary) used in Australia and South Africa for companies that are owned by a small number of people 在澳大利亚和南非，Pty （私人公司）是指由少数人拥有的公司。SA in France and Spain, a large company that can sell shares to the public and is run by a board of directors 在法国和西班牙，SA （股份公司）是指向公众出售股票并由董事会经营的大型公司SARL in France, a company with a small number of shareholders 在法国，SARL （有限责任公司）是指由少数股东出资经营的公司SpA in Italy, a company with one or a number of shareholders. It can sell shares to the public and is run by a board of directors or group of managers 在意大利，SpA （股份公司）由一个或多个股东出资建立。它可以向公众出售股票并且由董事会或多位经理经营➡ See note at corporation参见 corporation。