Dictionary entry
salary increase
noun
加薪
an increase in a person's salary
In use
After the annual review, the manager announced a salary increase for the whole team.
She was happy to receive a salary increase after working at the company for two years.
The employees hope that their next salary increase will be larger than the last one.
get/receive a salary increase
She got a salary increase after the performance review.
她在绩效评估后获得了加薪。
ask for a salary increase
He decided to ask for a salary increase.
他决定要求加薪。
a salary increase of [amount/percentage]
The company offered a salary increase of 5%.
公司提供了5%的加薪。
Common mistakes
I hope to get an increase salary this year.I hope to get a salary increase this year.
在英语中，名词短语的中心词是‘increase’，‘salary’修饰它，语序应为‘salary increase’。中文‘加薪’的语序直接影响了学习者，导致了‘increase salary’的错误顺序。
I want to salary increase next month.I want to get a salary increase next month.
‘salary increase’是名词短语，不能直接作谓语。应添加动词‘get’并带上冠词‘a’，构成正确的动宾结构。学习者可能误将‘salary increase’当作动词短语使用。
Connections
Confusing words
- pay raise
- 加薪 · salary increase 通常指正式雇员的固定薪资增长，而 pay raise 更通用，可用于任何形式的薪酬增加。
- wage increase
- 加薪 · salary increase 针对月薪或年薪，wage increase 一般指按小时或日计算的工资上涨。
- bonus
- 奖金 · salary increase 是永久性的基本工资增长，bonus 是一次性奖励，不改变基本薪资。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
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