pension1
KK: [ˈpɛnʃǝn]
DJ: [ˈpеnʃǝn]
n.[C]
- 退休金；養老金；撫恤金
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She lived on a small
pension.
她以一點退休金為生。
- （藝術家等所領的）津貼，補助金
vt.
- 發給……退休金（或養老金等）
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The Army
pensioned the soldier for his years of loyal service.
陸軍為這位忠誠服役多年的士兵發放退休金。
片語
pension sb. off
- 發給某人養老金使其退休
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When was
he pensioned off?
他是什麼時候享受退休金而退休的？
辨析
pension2
KK: [ˈpɑnsɪˌɑn]
DJ: [pɒŋˈsjuŋ]
n.[C]【法】
- （歐洲大陸國家）膳宿公寓；寄宿學校
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He had stayed at the
pension for a fortnight.
他已在那個小旅館待了兩個星期。
- 膳宿費
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A full day's
pension, if one has a room with a bath, will cost about $100.
如果房間裡有浴室，一整天的膳宿費為一百元。
pension1
/
ˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/
n.
a regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.
▸a regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment fund to which that person or their employer has contributed during their working life.
▸chiefly historical a regular payment made to a royal favourite or to enable an artist or scholar to continue their work.
v.
(
pension someone off)
dismiss someone from employment and pay them a pension.
▸
(pension something off)
discard something that is unwanted or outdated.
Derivative
- pensionability n.
- pensionable adj.
- pensionless adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. pensio(n-) ‘payment’, from pendere ‘to pay’.
pension2
/
pɒ̃ˈsjɒ̃/
n.
a small hotel or boarding house in France and other European countries.
Etymology
from Fr.
