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You can picture 'payment' as money changing hands to settle what is owed — the act of paying frozen into a noun. From there it points either at the sum of money itself (the amount that moves), or at the wider idea of giving something back in return, even when no money is involved.
可以想成：payment 是「付」這個動作凝成的名詞——錢從一隻手交到另一隻手，把該還的還清。一種想法是，它可以指那…更多收起
可以想成：payment 是「付」這個動作凝成的名詞——錢從一隻手交到另一隻手，把該還的還清。一種想法是，它可以指那筆移動的錢本身（金額），也可以指更廣的「拿東西回報」的概念，就算回報的不是錢。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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。
Paymentname
- 1
A surname from French.
paymentnoun/ˈpeɪmənt/
- 1
The act of paying.
- Payment will be made at the end of the month.
- 2
An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
- “[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.
- In a report published on October 31, Transport Focus said that a number of train companies were unable to convince it about their ability to sell a full range of tickets, handle cash payments, and avoid excessive queues at ticket machines.
- 3
Something of value given in return for an act; payback; recompense; reward.
- I humbly apologize for my behavior. Please accept this as payment for your kindness and patience.
- I do hope this is a fair exchange, my story in payment for your kindness.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。