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emoluments
报酬；薪水；薪酬
emoluments is the plural of emolument.
核心释义
Compensation received for holding an office or being employed, usually as wages or fees.
- 1.
Material benefit, either direct or indirect.
薪水；报酬
用法In use
The new contract specifies an annual emolument of eighty thousand dollars.
用法提示：此处 emolument 为名词单数，表示职务或工作所得的固定报酬，即薪水。
Board members receive no emoluments for their time.
用法提示：此处 emoluments 为名词复数，泛指各种形式的报酬或津贴。
He accepted the post, attracted by the generous emolument attached to it.
用法提示：此处 emolument 为名词单数，指伴随职位而来的报酬，强调其作为任职收益的含义。
the emoluments of [office/position]
emolument 常用复数形式，指某一职务或职位附带的所有报酬。
The emoluments of the presidency are fixed by law.
总统职位的薪酬由法律规定。
receive emoluments for [work/service]
该词多用于正式或法律语境，强调因工作或服务而得到的补偿。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- emoluments of office
- 职务报酬；官职俸禄
- The official enjoyed the emoluments of office for many years.这位官员多年来享有职务报酬。
- salary and emoluments
- 薪金和津贴；工资与补贴
- The contract specifies the salary and emoluments for the post.合同规定了该职位的薪金和津贴。
- annual emoluments
- 年度薪酬；年俸
- Her annual emoluments amount to $120,000.她的年度薪酬共计十二万美元。
- total emoluments
- 薪酬总额；报酬总计
- Total emoluments include salary, bonuses, and other benefits.薪酬总额包括薪金、奖金和其他福利。
- without emolument
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：emolument 以 em 开头，同 employee（员工），员工拿到的就是报酬。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式公文、法律文书、合同条款 emolument 通常用于正式或法律语境，日常口语中较少见；在合同、公文里常指职位或雇佣带来的报酬。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ment 结尾，但没有一个与 emolument (/iˈmɒljumənt/) 完全押韵：emolument 的重音在第二个音节，且重读元音后是 /ljʊmənt/，而其他词的重音和辅音组合不同。拼写相似的 emollient (/iˈmɒliənt/) 读音比 emolument 少一个音节，要注意区分。
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