工資或薪水到底是 Salary, wage, income 還是 pay。
Salary
salary 通常指的是按月發放的工資,薪水。這個詞來源於拉丁文 salarium。
- monthly salary 月薪
- annual salary 年薪
Tom was offered a salary of $75,000 a year. 湯姆的年薪為 75,000 美元。
What is the salary for this job? 這份工作的薪水是多少?
Wage
Wage 指的是按小時,日或周計算的薪水。政府規定的最低工資也是通常用 wage,即 minimum wage。
- hourly wage時薪
- daily wage日薪
- weekly wage週薪
- a weekly wage of $100 週薪100美金
His hourly wage increased from $9 to $12. 他的時薪從 9 美元增加到 12 美元。
The government raises the minimum wage to $18. 政府將最低工資提高到 15 美元。
Income
Income 指工作的收入,也可以指投資的收益等。
- family income 家庭收入
- investment income 投資收入
As I know, the manager of Google has a very high income. 據我所知,Google公司的經理收入很高。
Pay
Pay 做名詞泛指薪水。通過工作掙到的錢。
- a pay increase 加薪
- payday發薪日
I got a pay raise because I was promoted to CEO assistant. 我得到加薪,因為我被提升為首席執行官助理了。
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