[よとく, yotoku] (n) emoluments; additional profits [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Emolument \E*mol"u*ment\, n. [L. emolumentum, lit., a working
out, fr. emoliri to move out, work out; e out + moliri to set
in motion, exert one's self, fr. moles a huge, heavy mass:
cf. F. ['e]molument. See {Mole} a mound.]
The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain;
compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary.
[1913 Webster]
A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office.
--Bancroft.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emolument
n 1: compensation received by virtue of holding an office or
having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees);
"a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting
legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
