1. 1低薪的

    A low-paid job gives only a small amount of money. A low-paid worker is a person who earns that small amount. We say it of work, jobs, and people in those jobs: low-paid staff, low-paid work in shops and care. It does not mean the person is not skilled; many low-paid jobs are hard. The opposite idea is well-paid. News and everyday talk use it when they discuss fairness. It is about the money the job gives, not about a person being “low.”

    low-paid 指工作給的錢很少,例句「A low-paid job gives only a small amount of money」就是這個意思。說到人的時候,「a low-paid worker」指的是拿這麼少錢的人;常見的搭配還有「low-paid staff」和「low-paid work」,例如商店或照護領域的工作。這不代表人沒有技術,很多低薪的工作其實很辛苦。它的相反是 well-paid(高薪的)。新聞和日常談公平的時候常會用到。重點在工作給的錢,而不是在說一個人低人一等。

組成low(少)+ paid(來自 pay:為工作給錢)

同家族的字

  • well-paidthe opposite: earning a good amount of money
  • paythe same root: money for work

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

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    Of a worker: earning poor pay, less than the average wage.

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