payment
payment — 名詞
1. money someone gives for goods, services, or a debt
款項
支付出去的金額
money someone gives for goods, services, or a debt
Nina made the final payment for her scooter at the bank.
Nina 在銀行付清了她的機車最後一筆款項。
make the final payment for + thing
The hotel asked for payment before guests received their room keys.
旅館在客人拿到房卡前先要求付款。
ask for payment before + service
After lunch, Marcus left a cash payment on the small tray.
午餐後，Marcus 把一筆現金款項放在小托盤上。
A late payment for electricity worried the family all week.
電費逾期未繳，讓那家人整週都很擔心。
The shop sent Mia a text after her card payment cleared.
她的刷卡款項入帳後，店家傳簡訊給 Mia。
- fee
usually money paid for a service, class, or official process
- charge
often the amount a business asks you to pay
- instalment
one part of a larger amount paid over time
- deposit
money paid early to reserve something
文法句型
make a payment
payment for + noun
payment by + method
用法筆記
Common with make, receive, and prepositions such as for and by. Distinguish from sense 4, which focuses on the act or method of paying rather than the sum itself.
常見錯誤
2. the act or process of giving money
付款
付錢這件事或流程
the act or process of giving money
The clinic accepts payment at the front desk after the eye test.
視力檢查後，要到前台辦理付款。
accept payment at + place
Online payment saves time for parents at the school office.
線上付款讓家長在學校辦公室省下不少時間。
online payment
Card payment failed when the store lost power at noon.
中午商店停電時，刷卡付款失敗了。
The museum allows payment by phone during busy holiday weekends.
博物館在假日人多時接受電話付款。
At the gas station, payment happens after drivers choose a pump.
在加油站，駕駛選好加油機後才會付款。
- paying
the closest plain-English form, but less common as a noun
- settlement
more formal and often used for completing a bill or debt
- transaction
broader because it includes the whole business exchange, not only the money step
文法句型
payment by + method
accept payment at + place
online payment
用法筆記
Often modified by words for method, such as card, cash, online, or by phone. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the amount itself rather than the paying event or system.
常見錯誤
3. money a person finally gets after it should have been given earlier
補發款
補發先前欠付的錢
money a person finally gets after it should have been given earlier
After the court case, forty nurses received payment for last year's missing wages.
官司後，四十名護理師收到了去年的欠薪補發款。
receive payment for earlier wages
The retired driver got a payment when the pension mistake was fixed.
退休司機在退休金錯誤更正後拿到了一筆補發款。
get a payment after an error
Months later, city workers saw a payment from the delayed raise.
幾個月後，市府員工看見延後加薪的補發款入帳。
Rina checked her bank app when the promised payment finally arrived.
承諾的補發款終於到了，Rina 立刻查看銀行 App。
- back pay
more specific to wages that should have been paid before
- arrears
often refers to overdue money connected with salary, rent, or benefits
- settlement
a broader final amount paid after a dispute or delay
文法句型
receive a payment
get a payment
payment for + earlier wages
用法筆記
Often follows receive or get in stories about salary, pensions, or benefits. Distinguish from sense 1, which can be any ordinary payment and does not imply delay or an earlier debt.
常見錯誤
4. something given back to thank or repay someone for what they did
報答
用來回報或答謝的東西
something given back to thank or repay someone for what they did
The old farmer gave the boys apples in payment for their help.
老農夫拿蘋果來報答那些男孩的幫忙。
in payment for + noun
As payment for her song, the cafe offered Nina free cake.
作為報答，咖啡館請 Nina 吃免費蛋糕，謝謝她唱歌。
as payment for + noun
The guide accepted a warm meal as payment after the storm.
暴風雨過後，那位嚮導接受了一頓熱餐作為報答。
In payment for fixing the gate, the family fed Owen dinner.
為了報答 Owen 修好大門，那家人請他吃晚飯。
- reward
the broadest word for something given in return for help or effort
- repayment
stresses giving something back for what was received
- recompense
very formal and literary
文法句型
in payment for + noun
as payment for + noun
用法筆記
Usually appears in the patterns as payment for or in payment for. It is much more formal than sense 1 and often sounds literary or ceremonial.