bonus
/ˈbəʊnəs/noun
1- a payment or gift added to what is usual or expected, in particular额外给予的报酬(或礼物), 尤指:
1.1
- an amount of money added to a person's wages, especially as a reward for good performance奖金:
big Christmas bonuses.
大笔的圣诞节奖金。
1.2
- Brit. an extra dividend or issue paid to the shareholders of a company〈英〉红利。
1.3
- Brit. a distribution of profits to holders of an insurance policy〈英〉(分给参加保险者的)余利。
1.4
- a welcome and often unexpected circumstance, action, or service that accompanies and enhances something that is itself good(附带的)好处, 优点:
good weather is an added bonus but the real appeal is the landscape.
晴朗的天气是额外的好事, 但真正吸引人的还是此处的风景。
词源
late 18th cent. (probably originally Stock Exchange slang): from Latin bonus (masculine) 'good', used in place of bonum (neuter) 'good, good thing'.