gratuity

英 [ɡrəˈtjuːəti]

美 [ɡrəˈtuːəti]

n.  小费; 赏钱; 报酬; 退职金; 遣散费; 退休金

复数：gratuities　

IELTSGRE经济

BNC.23319 / COCA.21615

牛津词典

noun

• 小费；赏钱；报酬
  money that you give to sb who has provided a service for you
• 退职金；遣散费；退休金
  money that is given to employees when they leave their job

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小费；赏钱
  Agratuityis a gift of money to someone who has done something for you.
  1. The porter expects a gratuity.
     行李员想要小费。
• N-COUNT 退休金；遣散费；（尤指军人的）退役金
  Agratuityis a large gift of money that is given to someone when they leave their job, especially when they leave the armed forces.
  1. He is taking a gratuity from the Navy.
     他将领到海军补助的退役金。

英英释义

noun

• an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
• a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
  Synonym:tippourboirebaksheeshbakshishbakshisbacksheesh

双语例句

• Provided that where a pension, gratuity or other allowance is expressed to be grantable by the governor in Council such pension, gratuity or other allowance shall be granted only by the governor in council.
  但如有明文定任何退休金、酬金或其他津由督同行政局批予者，退休金、酬金或其他津只可由督同行政局批予。
• She heard Jonathan Kail's heavy footsteps up and down the stairs till he had done placing the luggage, and heard him express his thanks for the ale her husband took out to him, and for the gratuity he received.
  她听见约纳森上下楼梯的沉重脚步声，直到他把行李搬完了，听见他对她的丈夫倒给他的淡啤酒表示感谢，还感谢她丈夫给他小费。
• He is taking a gratuity from the Navy.
  他将领到海军补助的退役金。
• At one time, the offer and receipt of a gratuity was a statement of social and economic superiority on the part of the giver, its acceptance a statement of social and economic inferiority on the part of the recipient.
  曾几何时，收、付赏钱的行为体现了支付者优越的社会及经济地位，这种行为得到接受，体现了接受者社会及经济地位的低下。
• In general, the more Westernized the place is. the more likely you'll be expected to leave a gratuity.
  总的说来，一个地方西化的程度高，你就越有可能需要给小费。
• The porter expects a gratuity.
  行李员想要小费。
• He hopes to start a bookshop with his gratuity.
  他希望用他的退伍金开设一个书店。
• Gratuity is not expected in taxicabs.
  坐出租车也不需要给小费。
• But at local restaurants, there's no need to add a gratuity. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit will suffice a porter.
  但在当地的饭馆里，却没有心要附加小费。在五星级饭店，给搬运工一两个林吉特就足够了。
• Hong Kong Gratuity is customary in this money-mad metropolis.
  香港在这个金钱至上的大都市里，给小费是司空见惯的。