​emolumen「酬金」

Word of the Day：July 19, 2022

emolument

（尤指付给高收入者的）酬金

noun /ih-MAHL-yuh-munt/ [ɪˈmɑljəmənt]

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来自E语Tong

What It Means

An emolument refers to money, gifts, or perquisites that someone receives due to their job or position.

An emolument 是指因工作或职位而获得的金钱、礼金或津贴。

EMOLUMENT in Context

“The Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Enforcement Act, introduced in November, would: (1) codify the emoluments clause’s prohibition by barring federal officials from receiving foreign emoluments absent congressional approval; (2) increase transparency by requiring disclosure of such emoluments; (3) authorize the Office of Government Ethics to create rules to ensure compliance, and also empower the Office of the Special Counsel to investigate any violations.” — Editorial, The Boston Globe, 16 Apr. 2022

“11 月出台的《国内外薪酬实施法》包括： (1) codify the emoluments clause’s prohibition by barring federal officials from receiving foreign emoluments absent congressional approval; (2) increase transparency by requiring disclosure of such emoluments; (3) authorize the Office of Government Ethics to create rules to ensure compliance, and also empower the Office of the Special Counsel to investigate any violations.”

Jenna has contributed countless volunteer hours to the organization and continues to refuse any emolument for her work.

Jenna 为该组织贡献了无数的志愿时间，并继续拒绝任何薪酬。

Did You Know?

The U.S. Constitution includes two emoluments clauses: the foreign emoluments clause, in Article 1, Section 9, prohibits federal officeholders from accepting gifts, payments, or other items of value from foreign states or rulers; the domestic emoluments clause, in Article 2, Section 1, prohibits the president from receiving any compensation from the federal government or from any state beyond what Section 1 outlines for compensation for service as the nation’s chief executive. Like most technical legal terms, emolument is Latin in origin, but chew on this: its Latin predecessor meant simply “advantage,” but that word’s source is emolere, meaning “to produce by grinding,” and its relations include such toothsome words as mill and molar.

The U.S. Constitution 包括两个薪酬条款：the foreign emoluments clause, in Article 1, Section 9, prohibits federal officeholders from accepting gifts, payments, or other items of value from foreign states or rulers; the domestic emoluments clause, in Article 2, Section 1, prohibits the president from receiving any compensation from the federal government or from any state beyond what Section 1 outlines for compensation for service as the nation’s chief executive. 像大多数技术性法律术语一样，emolument 起源于拉丁语，但请注意：它的前拉丁语只有“advantage「优势；有利条件」”的意思，但该词的来源是 emolere，意思是“to produce by grinding「研磨生产」 ”，与磨牙和磨坊之类的词相似。

Test Your Vocabulary

What five-letter word means 'to strike or grind (the teeth) together'?

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