emolument
/ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/noun
(一般作 emoluments)
- formal a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office〈正式〉报酬, 工资, 薪金:
the directors' emoluments.
董事们的薪金。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin emolumentum, originally probably 'payment to a miller for grinding corn', from emolere 'grind up', from e- (variant of ex-) 'out, thoroughly' + molere 'grind'.