award
award — 動詞
1. to formally hand a prize, sum of money, or contract to a person or group, after
頒發；授予
經正式評定後授與獎項或款項
to formally hand a prize, sum of money, or contract to a person or group, after judges, a court, or another body have decided that the recipient deserves it.
The judges awarded Mei first prize for her paper-cut artwork.
評審把首獎頒發給以剪紙作品參賽的小美。
ditransitive: award + person + prize
The city council awarded the bridge contract to a local engineering firm.
市議會把這座橋的工程合約授予一家本地工程公司。
award + something + to + recipient
Coach Rivera was awarded a gold medal for his work with the youth team.
里維拉教練因帶領青年隊有功而獲頒一面金牌。
The court awarded Mrs. Park $80,000 in damages after the car accident.
車禍之後，法院判給朴太太八萬美元的損害賠償。
Harvard awarded Daniel a full scholarship to study marine biology.
哈佛大學授予丹尼爾全額獎學金，讓他研讀海洋生物學。
文法句型
award + indirect object + direct object
award + something + to + somebody
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution, judge, panel, or court — not a private individual giving a casual gift. Frequently passive when the focus is on the recipient.
常見錯誤
award — 名詞
1. a prize, trophy, certificate, or other public mark of honour given to a person,
獎項；獎座
公開頒發以表彰卓越表現的榮譽
a prize, trophy, certificate, or other public mark of honour given to a person, team, or work that has been judged best or especially worthy of recognition.
Lin-Manuel won the best actor award at the school drama festival.
林曼努在學校戲劇節拿下最佳男主角獎。
win + an award
The documentary received an award for outstanding science journalism.
這部紀錄片獲頒一座傑出科學報導獎。
award for + achievement area
The mayor handed Diego a gold medal and a certificate at the ceremony for saving the swimmers.
市長在頒獎典禮上頒給狄亞哥一面金牌和一張獎狀，表揚他救起泳客的義舉。
The Nobel Prize is the most famous award in the scientific world.
諾貝爾獎是科學界最有名的獎項。
Carmen accepted the lifetime achievement award with tears in her eyes.
卡門眼眶含淚，接下了終身成就獎。
文法句型
an award for + activity / achievement
win / receive an award
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is the physical or named honour itself (the trophy, the certificate, the title). Sense 2 is the official decision behind giving something. Common verbs: win, receive, accept, present, nominate for.
常見錯誤
2. a sum of money, compensation, or grant that a court or official body has officia
判給；裁定
法院或機構正式裁定給予的款項或補助
a sum of money, compensation, or grant that a court or official body has officially decided someone should receive.
The arbitrator's award of $250,000 settled the long contract dispute.
仲裁人裁定的二十五萬美元金額，讓這場長期合約糾紛得以落幕。
award of + monetary amount
Mrs. Johnson received a research award of £40,000 from the science foundation.
強生太太收到科學基金會四萬英鎊的研究補助。
research / scholarship award + amount
The court increased the award for medical costs after hearing new evidence.
聽完新證據後，法院提高了醫療費用的判給金額。
The judge raised Mr. Alvarez's award to $120,000 to cover his hospital bills and lost wages.
法官把判給阿瓦雷斯先生的金額提高到十二萬美元，用以支付他的醫藥費和損失的工資。
The lawyers are still arguing about the size of the compensation award.
律師們仍在爭論這筆損害賠償金額的多寡。
- grant
common for academic or research funding
- settlement
specifically money agreed at the end of a legal dispute
- compensation
money paid to make up for loss or injury
- ruling
the decision itself, without focus on the money
文法句型
an award of + amount / thing
the award of + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here 'award' refers to the official decree or the money/grant assigned by it, not a trophy or honour. Common in legal, arbitration, and grant-funding contexts. Often paired with 'of + amount'.