If someone is overpaid, they get more money for the job than people think that job is worth — more than they “deserve.” We say it of a person (he is overpaid) or of the pay itself. It is a complaint word, not a bank word: fans say footballers are overpaid; staff say the boss is overpaid.

If someone is overpaid如果一個人 overpaid（薪水給太高） they get more money for the job than people think that job is worth他們拿到的錢比大家覺得那份工作該值的還多 — more than they 'deserve.'超過他們「應得」的 We say it of a person (he is overpaid) or of the pay itself我們可以說一個人 overpaid，也可以說薪水本身 overpaid It is a complaint word, not a bank word這是一個抱怨用的詞，不是銀行用語：fans say footballers are overpaid球迷會說足球員 overpaid；staff say the boss is overpaid員工會說老闆 overpaid

Though actually, “deserve” is the messy part. Almost nobody agrees what someone should earn, so overpaid is a judgment, not a fact you can measure with a ruler.

Though actually不過其實 'deserve' is the messy part「應得」這個部分才是最模糊的 Almost nobody agrees what someone should earn幾乎沒有人對一個人該賺多少有共識 so overpaid is a judgment所以 overpaid 是一種判斷 not a fact you can measure with a ruler不是可以用尺量出來的事實

The verb is overpay. That verb has a quieter second life: you can overpay a bill by accident, sending more money than you owed. That is a mistake with numbers, not a claim that someone is paid too well.

The verb is overpay動詞是 overpay That verb has a quieter second life這個動詞還有一個比較不起眼的第二種用法：you can overpay a bill by accident你可能不小心 overpay 一筆帳單 sending more money than you owed付的錢比你欠的還多 That is a mistake with numbers這是數字上的失誤 not a claim that someone is paid too well不是在說某人薪水給太高

The sense here is the first one — pay that people think is too high for the work.

The sense here is the first one這裡講的是第一種意思 — pay that people think is too high for the work大家覺得這份工作的薪水給太高了