gratuity

英 [ɡrəˈtjuːəti]

美 [ɡrəˈtuːəti]

n.  小费; 赏钱; 报酬; 退职金; 遣散费; 退休金

复数：gratuities　

IELTSGRE经济

BNC.23319 / COCA.21615

牛津词典

noun

• 小费；赏钱；报酬
  money that you give to sb who has provided a service for you
• 退职金；遣散费；退休金
  money that is given to employees when they leave their job

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小费；赏钱
  Agratuityis a gift of money to someone who has done something for you.
  1. The porter expects a gratuity.
     行李员想要小费。
• N-COUNT 退休金；遣散费；（尤指军人的）退役金
  Agratuityis a large gift of money that is given to someone when they leave their job, especially when they leave the armed forces.
  1. He is taking a gratuity from the Navy.
     他将领到海军补助的退役金。

英英释义

noun

• an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
• a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
  Synonym:tippourboirebaksheeshbakshishbakshisbacksheesh

双语例句

• Gratuity is not expected in taxicabs. Fast taxi service here. Can I help you?
  坐出租车也不需要给小费。这是迅捷出租汽车公司，需要我帮忙吗？
• When it was originally enacted, there was a general assumption that private parties had few procedural rights when the government action affected a "privilege" or a "mere gratuity" rather than private property.
  在最初拟定此类免责时，一种普遍推定是，当政府行为影响某一“特权”或“单纯无偿赠与”而非私人财产时，私人当事人几乎没有什么程序权利可言。
• In general, the more Westernized the place is. the more likely you'll be expected to leave a gratuity.
  总的说来，一个地方西化的程度高，你就越有可能需要给小费。
• Sometimes large parties are unaware that a gratuity has been added to the bill, so they tip on top of it.
  很多人有时会忘记账单上已附上小费的费用，于是会发生重复付小费的情况。
• The porter expects a gratuity.
  行李员想要小费。
• At one time, the offer and receipt of a gratuity was a statement of social and economic superiority on the part of the giver, its acceptance a statement of social and economic inferiority on the part of the recipient.
  曾几何时，收、付赏钱的行为体现了支付者优越的社会及经济地位，这种行为得到接受，体现了接受者社会及经济地位的低下。
• Whichever yields the greater pension or short service gratuity.
  两者以得出较大的退休金或短期服务酬金为准。
• He is taking a gratuity from the Navy.
  他将领到海军补助的退役金。
• The pension or allowance which has been granted to him may be cancelled, suspended or reduced, or he may not be granted a pension, gratuity or allowance, as the case may be.
  该人员可能不获批予退休金、酬金或津贴，又或该人员已获批予的退休金或津贴，可被取消、暂停支付或扣减，视属何情况而定。
• Do not give any money or gratuity under any pretext whatsoever to any staff of the Hall.
  切勿以任何藉口给予职员任何金钱或打赏。