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pecuniary + noun
pecuniary 为正式用词，常修饰 loss、compensation、penalty 等名词。
The court ordered him to pay pecuniary compensation to the victims.
法院命令他向受害者支付金钱赔偿。
金钱的；金钱方面的；金钱上的
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金钱的；金钱方面的；金钱上的
relating to or involving money
The court ordered him to pay pecuniary compensation to the victims.
法院命令他向受害者支付金钱赔偿。
金钱的；货币的；财政的
Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
He was motivated by pecuniary interests rather than a desire to help.
他这样做是出于金钱上的利益，而不是想帮忙。
The company offered a pecuniary reward for information about the theft.
公司为盗窃案的信息提供了一笔金钱奖励。
Their losses were not only pecuniary; the damage to their reputation was worse.
他们的损失不仅仅是金钱上的；名誉受损更严重。
pecuniary 为正式用词，常修饰 loss、compensation、penalty 等名词。
The court ordered him to pay pecuniary compensation to the victims.
法院命令他向受害者支付金钱赔偿。
作表语时，常与 purely、merely 等副词连用，说明某事完全与金钱有关。
Their motives are purely pecuniary.
他们的动机纯粹是金钱方面的。
Not this
I need some pecuniary.
Use this
I need some money.
pecuniary 是形容词，意为“金钱的”，不能用作名词。表示“钱”时应用名词 money。这是词性混淆错误。
Not this
He is very pecuniary.
Use this
He is very rich.
pecuniary 不能用于描述人富有；它指与金钱有关的事物，如 pecuniary loss（金钱损失）。形容人有钱应用 rich 或 wealthy。
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金钱损失；经济损失
The court awarded damages for pecuniary loss.
法院判给金钱损失的赔偿。
金钱收益；物质利益
He has no pecuniary gain from this arrangement.
他从这项安排中得不到金钱收益。
金钱利益；经济利益
She declared her pecuniary interest in the company.
她申报了在该公司的金钱利益。
金钱赔偿；经济补偿
Victims received pecuniary compensation for their injuries.
受害者获得了伤害的金钱赔偿。
罚款；金钱处罚
The offender may face a pecuniary penalty.
违法者可能面临罚款。
金钱利益；经济利益
Members of the committee must declare any pecuniary interest in the matter.
委员会成员必须申报与这件事有关的任何金钱利益。
金钱损失；经济损失
The insurance covers pecuniary loss caused by the delay.
该保险承保因延误造成的金钱损失。
金钱收益；牟利
He used the information for his own pecuniary gain.
他利用这一信息为自己谋取金钱利益。
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联想 penny（便士）和 pecuniary 都以 pe 开头，都跟钱有关；见到 pecuniary 就想到金钱上的事。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、正式财务报告 这是一个正式用语，多用于法律或财经语境，日常口语中很少使用。
No common English word rhymes with pecuniary /pɪˈkjuːnjəri/. The closest lookalike peculiar /pɪˈkjuːliər/ shares the beginning pecu- but ends in /liər/, not /njəri/. The -ary words (salary, ordinary, culinary, monetary, subsidiary) share the spelling suffix but stress different syllables, so they are not rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.