喜樂美語

核心畫面

Picture something good being handed over after the work is already finished. The order is the whole point: effort first, then this thing comes back for it. It is not a wage agreed in advance and not a gift out of nowhere — a reward always points backwards at something you already did.

可以想成：事情做完之後，有個好東西被遞過來。順序是這個字的重點——先有付出，後有這樣東西，而且這樣東西是「指著那份付…更多收起可以想成：事情做完之後，有個好東西被遞過來。順序是這個字的重點——先有付出，後有這樣東西，而且這樣東西是「指著那份付出」的。它不像薪水是事先談好的，也不像禮物憑空出現；reward 背後永遠掛著一段已經發生的努力或善行。

From the picture

公開懸賞的錢

一樣是「做了有幫助的事就給錢」，但時間軸反過來：金額先掛出去，等著還不知道是誰的人來換。

money offered for information · noun · B1

A sum of money offered to anyone who gives information that helps the police or helps find something that is lost.

懸賞／賞金

努力終於有了結果

把「給獎賞的那個人」整個拿掉，只留下付出換到結果這個畫面，所以主詞不再是人，而是那份努力或耐心。

finally get a good result · verb · B1

If your effort or patience is rewarded, you finally get the good result you worked or waited for.

得到回報

Also in this word

something given for good work · noun · B1

Something good that you are given because you have done something helpful or worked hard.

獎賞／回報

give something for good work · verb · B1

To give someone something good because they worked hard or did something good.

獎勵／酬謝

原始詞典資料7 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。

rewardnoun詞源 1/ɹɪˈwɔːd/

  • 1

    Something of value given in return for an act.

    • For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward.
  • 2

    A prize promised for a certain deed or catch

    • The rewards for bringing in badly wanted criminals are printed on 'dead or alive' posters.
  • 3

    Christianityone's place in heaven; God's judgment in the afterlife; death

    • And behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with mee, to giue euery man according as his worke shall be.
    • Your daddy ever tell you how Uncle Mac come to his reward?
  • 4

    The result of an action, whether good or bad.

    • Is this the reward I get for telling the truth: to be put in jail?
    • Christian Benteke's first-half goal was just reward for Villa's undoubted superiority but Bradford managed to survive without further damage until half-time, before scoring the goal that takes them to Wembley for the first time since 1996.

rewardverb詞源 2/ɹɪˈwɔːd/

  • 1

    To give a reward to or for.

    • Why are you rewarding the child for misbehaving?
    • Why are you rewarding that bad behaviour?
  • 2

    To be a recompense for.

    • Decorations are meant to reward the most meritous acts and services.
    • The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.
  • 3

    obsoleteTo give (something) as a reward.

    • Thenne syr Marhaus departed and within two dayes his damoysel brought hym where as was a grete tornement that the lady de Vawse has cryed […] And there syr Marhaus dyd so nobly that he was renomed & had somtyme doune fourty knyghtes and soo the serklet of gold was rewarded hym
    • Thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

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。