fees
fees — 名詞
- feessingular
- feesesplural
1. money that you pay to a person or organization for their work, for a service, or
費用
為服務、工作或使用權支付的款項
money that you pay to a person or organization for their work, for a service, or for the right to use something
Dr. Patel charges a consultation fee of one hundred and fifty dollars for new patients.
Patel 醫師向初診病人收取一百五十美元的諮詢費。
charge + a fee of + [amount]
Liang forgot to return his library books and had to pay a late fee of five dollars.
Liang 忘了還圖書館的書，結果付了五美元的逾期費。
pay a late fee
The annual membership fee at the sports center is lower for students under twenty-one.
這間運動中心的年度會員費對二十一歲以下的學生來說比較低。
Iris paid the application fee and sent her documents to the university admissions office.
Iris 繳了申請費，然後把文件寄到大學招生辦公室。
Some banks charge a monthly fee for accounts that fall below a minimum balance.
有些銀行會針對低於最低餘額的帳戶收取每月帳戶管理費。
- charge
a more general term for any amount asked in exchange for something; fee suggests a professional or official service
- payment
broader — any sum given for goods or services, not specifically for a service or privilege
- rate
the price per unit of time or work, often used for hourly professional charges
- cost
the total amount needed to buy, do, or make something; more general than fee
文法句型
fee + for + [service or thing paid for]
fee + of + [amount]
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form fees when referring to payments for ongoing services such as tuition, membership, or legal work.
常見錯誤
fees — 動詞
- feespresent simple I / you / we / they
- feeses3rd person singular
- feesing-ing form
- feesedpast simple
1. to give someone a small extra amount of money in thanks for a service they have
給小費
為服務額外支付小額金錢
to give someone a small extra amount of money in thanks for a service they have provided, such as waiting tables or carrying bags
At the end of the cruise, passengers traditionally fee the cabin staff for their help.
郵輪旅程結束時，乘客通常會給船艙服務人員小費，感謝他們的幫忙。
fee + [person] + for + [service]
The hotel guests decided to fee the bellboy who had carried their luggage to the room.
這間飯店的房客決定給幫他們把行李拿到房間的服務生小費。
In some restaurants, it is customary to fee the waiter at least fifteen percent of the bill.
有些餐廳的習慣是給服務生至少帳單金額百分之十五的小費。
The group agreed to fee the tour guide generously after the week-long trip through the Andes.
這群人同意在為期一週的安地斯山之旅結束後，慷慨地給導遊小費。
- tip
the standard modern verb for giving extra money for service; fee sounds old-fashioned or formal
文法句型
fee + [person] + [amount]
fee + [person]
用法筆記
This verb is uncommon in modern English; most speakers use tip instead of fee. The past tense and past participle form of fee is spelled f-e-e-d (feed) — the same spelling as the present tense of the unrelated verb feed (to give food). Because this creates confusion for readers, the past-tense form is almost never used; rephrase with the present tense or use tip instead.