A freemium service lets you start for free, then asks you to pay if you want the better version. The free part is real, but it is often thin: adverts, limits, missing tools, or a slow grind. The paid part is the premium — extra space, no ads, more power, the full game.

A freemium serviceFreemium（免費增值）服務 lets you start for free讓你一開始免費使用， then asks you to pay if you want the better version之後如果你想要更好的版本，就要付費。 The free part is real免費的部分是真的， but it is often thin但常常很陽春： adverts, limits, missing tools, or a slow grind有廣告、有限制、缺少工具，或進度很慢。 The paid part is the premium付費的部分就是premium（進階版）—— extra space, no ads, more power, the full game更多空間、沒有廣告、更強的功能、完整的遊戲。

It is a business word, not a kitchen-table word. You will meet it with apps, games, and websites.

It is a business word這是一個商業用語， not a kitchen-table word不是餐桌上會聊到的字。 You will meet it with apps, games, and websites你會在app、遊戲，和網站上遇到它。

Though actually, many things you already use work this way even when nobody says the label: a free account, then a paid upgrade. It can describe the product (a freemium app) or the plan (their model is freemium).

Though actually不過其實， many things you already use work this way你已經在用的很多東西都是這樣運作的， even when nobody says the label就算沒有人講出這個標籤： a free account, then a paid upgrade先有免費帳號，之後再付費升級。 It can describe the product (a freemium app)這個字可以形容產品（a freemium app／一個免費增值app）， or the plan (their model is freemium)也可以形容方案（their model is freemium／他們的模式是免費增值）。

Companies like it because lots of people try the free layer, and a smaller group pays. Students should hear both halves of the blend: free is the door; premium is the bill.

Companies like it公司喜歡這種模式， because lots of people try the free layer因為很多人會試用免費的部分， and a smaller group pays然後有一小群人會付費。 Students should hear both halves of the blend學生應該聽出這個混成字的兩半： free is the doorfree（免費）是門； premium is the billpremium（進階）是帳單。