Word · Frequency #23319
gratuities
小费;赏钱
gratuities is the plural of gratuity.
An extra amount of money given freely to thank someone for a service, such as a waiter.
- 1.
An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
作为服务感谢而额外自愿支付的款项。
- 2.
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
为提供服务而给予的小额钱款(如给服务员)
- 3.
an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
无索赔或义务的奖励(如因功绩服务)
额外酬金;奖金;作为服务感谢而额外自愿支付的款项。;为提供服务而给予的小额钱款(如给服务员);无索赔或义务的奖励(如因功绩服务);小费
In use
We left a generous gratuity for the waiter after dinner.
The restaurant automatically adds an 18 percent gratuity to large party bills.
She gave the taxi driver a small gratuity for helping with her bags.
leave a gratuity (for sb)
gratuity 比 tip 正式,常见于账单、收据等书面语境。
I left a gratuity for the waiter.
我给服务员留了小费。
a [percentage] gratuity
百分比常见于餐厅对团体客人自动加收小费的场合。
A 15% gratuity is added to the bill.
账单上自动加了15%的小费。
include a gratuity in sth
Connections
Collocations
- leave a gratuity
- 留下小费
- Most guests leave a gratuity for the housekeeping staff.大多数客人会给客房服务人员留下小费。
- generous gratuity
- 慷慨的小费
- He always leaves a generous gratuity at his favorite restaurant.他在最喜欢的餐厅总是留下一笔慷慨的小费。
- include a gratuity
- 包含小费
- The bill includes a gratuity for the servers.账单里包含了给服务员的小费。
- automatic gratuity
- 自动加收的小费
- The hotel adds an automatic gratuity to the restaurant bill.酒店会在餐厅账单上自动加收小费。
- cash gratuity
- 现金小费
- The waiter thanked us for the cash gratuity.服务员感谢我们给了现金小费。
- standard gratuity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 gratuity 联想成 gratitude(感激)的样子:服务让你感激,就付一笔 gratuity(小费)。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:餐厅、酒店、正式场合 gratuity 是较正式的说法,多用于书面语或正式场合;日常口语中通常直接用 tip。在餐厅、酒店等接受服务后额外付给服务人员的钱。请根据场合选择使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 fatuity 和 promiscuity(重读元音及之后均为 /uːɪti/)。perpetuity、gratitude、gratis、gratuitous 拼写或构词相近,但读音并不相同:perpetuity 中 -uity 常减弱为 /əti/,gratitude 的重音和元音都不同,gratis 读 /ˈɡrætɪs/,gratuitous 以 /təs/ 结尾。
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.