waging

wages, pay, salary

这组词都有“薪水”“工资”的意思。它们的区别在于：

1.pay是普通用词,不可数,意思是“工资,薪水”,指工作所得到的酬金,也可特指发给军人的薪饷,强调付了钱,不如salary和wages正式。

2.salary一般指脑力劳动者的月薪或年俸。例如:

He lived on his salary.他靠薪水生活。

The company pays good salary.这个公司的薪金高。

His regular salary doesn't come to much, but he gets bonuses too.他的固定薪水并不高,但他还有奖金。

3.wages多指体力劳动者按天或按周领取的工钱。例如:

Her wages are one hundred dollars a week.她的工资为每周100美元。

He takes his wages home to his wife every Friday.他每星期五把工资带回家交给妻子。