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Emolument N I'mɔljumənt 报酬,薪水 英 N.报酬 薪水(Remuneration 记

单词 emolument
音标 [i'mɔljumənt]
解释 n. 报酬,薪水
红宝书 【英】 n.报酬, 薪水(remuneration)
【记】 e+molu(碾碎)+ment, 原指磨坊主加工粮食 后所得的钱;
【同】 参考:molar(磨牙, 臼牙)
【例】 a small weekly emolument
字源 emolument (n.)
mid-15c., from Middle French émolument and directly from Latin emolumentum "profit, gain," perhaps originally "payment to a miller for grinding corn," from emolere "grind out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + molere "to grind" (see mallet).
不择手段背单词 n. 报酬, 薪水 = remuneration
【记】最初是磨米工因磨米而得的工资; molu碾碎e出, molu读: 盲流, ment: 流氓出去帮你报仇是要报酬的.
【参】molar(n 磨牙adj 磨碎的)
趣味全助记 【记】源于molar 磨米后的报酬;emolument 是 employment的回报;e 出 + monument 纪念碑,做出贡献不要纪念碑,换成报酬人家给好了

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