Word · Frequency #1618
fee
费用；服务费；手续费
A payment charged for a service, privilege, or professional work.
- 1.
An amount charged for a privilege.
为特权而收取的费用。
- 2.
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
特权或专业服务的固定费用
- 3.
An amount charged for professional services.
专业服务收取的费用。
- 4.
an interest in land capable of being inherited
可继承的土地权益
- 5.
An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.
为服务或商品额外支付的款项,尤指相对于基础成本较小的费用。
- 6.
An inheritable estate in land, whether absolute and without limitation to potential heirs (fee simple) or with limitations to particular kinds of heirs (fee tail).
可继承的土地权益,可为无限制继承(不限嗣继承)或限于特定继承人(限嗣继承)。
可继承的土地权益；为特权而收取的费用。；特权或专业服务的固定费用；专业服务收取的费用。；为服务或商品额外支付的款项,尤指相对于基础成本较小的费用。
In use
The tuition fee for this course is $500 per semester.
The bank charges a monthly service fee for maintaining the account.
There is an entrance fee of $10 to enter the museum.
fee for (doing) sth
表示做某事需要支付的费用。
There is a fee for entering the museum.
进入博物馆要收费。
charge/pay a fee (for sth)
动词常与fee搭配，表示收取或支付费用。
They charge a high fee for their consulting services.
他们对咨询服务收取高额费用。
fee of + amount
用于说明具体金额的费用。
The fee of $50 is non-refundable.
Connections
Collocations
- annual fee
- 年费
- You must pay the annual fee by December 31st.你必须在12月31日前支付年费。
- admission fee
- 入场费
- The admission fee for the museum is $15.博物馆的入场费是15美元。
- service fee
- 服务费
- A 10% service fee is added to the bill.账单上加收10%的服务费。
- membership fee
- 会员费
- The annual membership fee is $50.年会员费是50美元。
- tuition fee
- 学费
- Tuition fees have increased this year.今年的学费上涨了。
- late fee
- 滞纳金
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象去游乐场，门口写着“Fee”，谐音“费”，意为要交入场费、服务费等。
Context & Register
常见场景：专业服务、入场活动、俱乐部会员 该词在不同语境中含义略有差异，通常用于指代服务费、入场费或会费等，在正式和非正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words in this list rhyme with 'fee' (stressed vowel /iː/). Words spelled with 'ee' (see, tree, free, bee, three) share the same spelling pattern. 'Key' has the same sound but different spelling ('ey'). Be careful: words like 'feet' or 'feel' have the 'ee' spelling but do not rhyme because they contain extra consonants. Other common lookalikes such as 'flee' do rhyme, but are not listed here.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.