expense

音標[ik'spens] 讀音

漢語翻譯

n. 費用, 代價, 開支, 損失
【經】費用, 開支, 將支出轉為費用
相關詞組:
go to the expense of...
put sb to expense
at sb's expense
have a laugh at sb's expense

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:expensed 過去分詞:expensed 現在分詞:expensing 第三人稱單數:expenses

詞意辨析：

charge, price, fee, fare, cost, expense

這些名詞均有“價格，費用”之意。
charge: 指提供服務時索取的費用，也指貨物的價格、價錢。
price: 指商品在市場出售的價格，尤指賣方對商品所提出的單價。比喻 意義指付出的代價。
fee: 指上學、求醫以及找律師等付的費用，還可指會費、借書費等。
fare: 側重指旅行時所付的車、船費等費用。
cost: 指生產某東西的成本，也泛指商品的價格，可與price換用。
expense: 常指實際支付的費用總數額，有時也指錢的花費。

英文解釋：

名詞 expense:

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
同義詞：disbursal, disbursement
a detriment or sacrifice
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer

例句：

He finished the job at the expenses of his health.
他以犧牲健康完成了這項工作。
It's too much of an expense for me to own a car.
對我來說，擁有一輛汽車的花費太大。

詳細解釋：

ex.pense

n.（名詞）

Something spent to attain a goal or accomplish a purpose:
花費：為達到目的或完成目標而支付的東西：
例句：
an expense of time and energy on the project.
在那個項目上時間和精力的支出

A loss for the sake of something gained; a sacrifice:
損失，犧牲：為獲得某物而付出的損失；犧牲：
例句：
achieved speed at the expense of accuracy.See Synonyms at price
獲得了速度但喪失了精確性參見 price

An expenditure of money; a cost:
金錢的支出；花費：
例句：
an improvement that was well worth the expense; a trip with all expenses paid.
值得花費的改進；所有花費已被付清的旅行

expenses Abbr. exp.
expenses 縮寫 exp.
Charges incurred by an employee in the performance of work:
業務費用，經費：雇員在履行工作中所帶來的花費：
例句：
was reimbursed for her travel expenses.
她的旅費已報銷

Informal Money allotted for payment of such charges.
【非正式用語】 開支：為支付這樣花費而撥出的錢
Something requiring the expenditure of money:
需要支出金錢的事物：
例句：
Redecorating the house will be a considerable expense.
重新裝飾房屋將是一項很大的花費

Archaic The act of expending.
【古語】 花費：花費的行為
v.tr.（及物動詞）
ex.pensed,ex.pens.ing,ex.pens.es
To charge with expenses.
收取費用
To write off as an expense.
把…作為開支勾銷

<習慣用語>at (one`s) expense
To (one`s) detriment or chagrin:
對某人不利：
例句：
telling jokes at my expense.
我被嘲弄了一番

來源：
Middle English
中古英文
from Anglo-Norman
源自英法文
from Latin (pecunia) expônsa [(money) paid out] [from feminine past participle of] expendere [to pay out] * see expend
源自拉丁語 (pecunia) expônsa [支付的（錢）] [] 源自expendere的陰性過去分詞 [付錢] *參見 expend

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