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。
小费;赏钱
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小费;赏钱
An extra amount of money given freely to thank someone for a service, such as a waiter.
I left a gratuity for the waiter.
我给服务员留了小费。
作为服务感谢而额外自愿支付的款项。
An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
为提供服务而给予的小额钱款(如给服务员)
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
无索赔或义务的奖励(如因功绩服务)
an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
We left a generous gratuity for the waiter after dinner.
晚餐后我们给服务员留下了一笔丰厚的小费。
The restaurant automatically adds an 18 percent gratuity to large party bills.
这家餐厅会自动给多人聚餐的账单加收18%的小费。
She gave the taxi driver a small gratuity for helping with her bags.
她给了出租车司机一点小费,感谢他帮忙搬行李。
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。
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。
Does the price include a gratuity?
这个价格包含小费吗?
Not this
I gave the waiter a gratitude for his good service.
Use this
I gave the waiter a gratuity for his good service.
“gratitude”与“gratuity”形近混淆。“gratitude”意为“感激”,是抽象名词;“gratuity”才是“小费、赏钱”,是可数名词。表达“给小费”时要用“gratuity”。
Not this
She left gratuity on the table.
Use this
She left a gratuity on the table.
gratuity是可数名词,单数形式前通常需要不定冠词“a”。当表示给服务员的一笔小费时,要说“a gratuity”。遗漏冠词是汉语学习者常见的错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
标准小费
The standard gratuity is about fifteen percent.
标准小费大约是百分之十五。
已含小费
The bill says "gratuity included," so you don't need to leave extra cash.
账单上写着“已含小费”,所以你不需要多留现金。
自动加收的小费
The restaurant adds an automatic gratuity of 18% for large groups.
这家餐厅对大型团体自动加收18%的小费。
留下小费
Please leave a gratuity for the hotel staff who carried your bags.
请给帮你搬行李的酒店员工留下小费。
Use gratuity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 gratuity 联想成 gratitude(感激)的样子:服务让你感激,就付一笔 gratuity(小费)。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.