bonus
英 ['bəʊnəs]
美 ['bonəs]
- n. 奖金;红利;额外津贴
- n. (Bonus)人名;(西、塞)博努斯
中文词源
英文词源
- bonus
- bonus: see beauty
- bonus (n.)
- 1773, "Stock Exchange Latin" [Weekley], from Latin bonus "good" (adj.); see bene-. The correct noun form would be bonum. In U.S. history the bonus army was tens of thousands of World War I veterans and followers who marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 demanding early redemption of their service bonus certificates (which carried a maximum value of $625).
双语例句
- 1. We felt we might finish third. Any better would be a bonus.
- 我们感觉我们可能会获得第三名,要是能比这个名次更好那就是意外的惊喜了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system.
- 委员会改变主意,放弃了有争议的奖金制度。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Bonus notices were issued each year from head office to local agents.
- 分红通告每年由总公司发送至地方代理商。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We've also got a bonus quiz with crates of beer as prizes!
- 我们还获得了一次参加有奖智力竞赛的机会,奖品是成箱的啤酒!
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. A little bonus will give the employees an incentive to work harder.
- 一点奖金可以刺激雇员更加努力地工作.
来自《简明英汉词典》