chiefly archaic <主古>
- a reward or recompense报酬; 赔偿。
with obj.
- give a reward to (someone)酬劳, 酬谢：
there might come a time in which he should guerdon them.
也许有一天他会酬谢他们。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French， from medieval Latin widerdonum, alteration （by association with Latin donum 'gift'） of a West Germanic compound represented by Old High German widarlōn 'repayment'.