emolument

名词 emolument:

1. compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees)

1. Her emoluments as a teacher amounted to 8500 a year.
   她任教年薪8500英镑。
2. He was paid a modest emolument.
   他获酬甚微。

e.mol.u.ment

n.（名词）
Payment for an office or employment; compensation.
工资，补偿：为办公或工作而支付的费用；补偿

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin ômolumentum [gain, originally a miller`s fee for grinding grain]
源自 拉丁语 ômolumentum [获得，最初是磨米工因磨米而得的工资]
from ômolere [to grind out]
源自 ômolere [碾碎]
ô-, ex- [ex-]
ô-, ex- [前缀，表.从前的，前任的.]
molere [to grind] * see mel…-
molere [碾] *参见 mel…-