Word
backsheesh
/ˈbækʃiːʃ/
noun
小费，酒钱
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
同baksheesh
- 1.
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
小额酬金
小额酬金；(=baksheesh)酒钱；小费
In use
After the meal, he left a generous backsheesh for the waiter.
The bellhop smiled when the guest handed him some backsheesh.
She gave the taxi driver a small backsheesh for helping with her bags.
give backsheesh (to sb.)
He gave backsheesh to the bellboy.
他给了门童小费。
pay backsheesh
Tourists often pay backsheesh for services.
游客经常为服务付小费。
offer backsheesh (to sb.)
backsheesh 为不可数名词，通常不用冠词。
She offered backsheesh to the guide.
她给了导游小费。
Common mistakes
He gave a backsheesh to the waiter.He gave backsheesh to the waiter.
backsheesh 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 'a' 连用。应省略冠词。
I backsheeshed the bellboy.I gave backsheesh to the bellboy.
backsheesh 是名词，不是动词。表达‘给小费’需用动词 give 加名词 backsheesh。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常不可数
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