reward

英 [r?'w??d] 美[r?'w?rd]

反義詞

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復(fù)數(shù):?rewards;第三人稱單數(shù):?rewards;過(guò)去式:?rewarded;過(guò)去分詞:?rewarded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?rewarding;

reward 獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，報(bào)酬

re-,表強(qiáng)調(diào)，-ward,看，注視，詞源同 award,guard,regard.字面意思即反復(fù)看，注視，留意，關(guān)切，后來(lái)詞義由抽象的給予引申為具體的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，報(bào)酬。比較 award.

reward: reward: [14] Reward is ultimately the same word as regard, and indeed was originally used interchangeably with it. It came from rewarder, the Anglo-Norman version of Old French regarder, source of English regard. The modern meaning of reward, ‘recompense’, which goes back to the 14th century, presumably arose from the notion of ‘regarding’ someone with favour.
=> guard, regard
reward (n.): mid-14c., "a regarding, heeding, observation," from Anglo-French and Old North French reward, back-formation from rewarder (see reward (v.)). Meaning "repayment for some service" is from late 14c. Sense of "sum of money in exchange for capture" is from 1590s.
reward (v.): c. 1300 "to grant, bestow;" early 14c. "to give as compensation," from Old North French rewarder "to regard, reward" (Old French regarder) "take notice of, regard, watch over," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + warder "look, heed, watch," from Germanic (see warder). Originally any form of requital. A doublet of regard. Related: Rewarded; rewarding.

1. Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.: 現(xiàn)行雇傭法要變，要獎(jiǎng)勤罰懶。

2. Jenkins would reward all investors, no matter when they made their investment.: 無(wú)論投資人何時(shí)投資，詹金斯都會(huì)讓他們得到回報(bào)。

5. It is within our power to reward him for that.: 我們有權(quán)為那件事獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)他.