gratuity
gratuity 英 [grəˈtju:əti] 美 [grəˈtuəti]
n. 赏钱，小费；赠物；[劳经] 退职金
名词复数:gratuities
- A gratuity is a tip that's given by a customer in exchange for services. You might leave a gratuity of several dollars when you eat lunch in a restaurant or when you get your hair cut.
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- n. 赏钱，小费；赠物；[劳经] 退职金
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1. gratuity is not expected in taxicabs.
坐出租车也不需要给小费。
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2. In lieu of gratuity, I leave you my heart.
为表诚意，我把我的心给你，也就算做给你的小费吧。
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3. But doesn’t that mean that my gratuity should be a reward for better service, or at least an incentive?
但这不意味这我的小费就是必须要给的，或者至少成为服务的动机？
- gratuity (n.) 1520s, "graciousness," from French gratuité (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitatem (nominative gratuitas) "free gift," probably from Latin gratuitus "done without pay, spontaneous, voluntary," from gratus "pleasing, agreeable," from gratia "favor" (from suffixed form of PIE root *gwere- (2) "to favor"). Meaning "money given for favor or services" is first attested 1530s.
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