wage
- n. 工资
- v. 进行, 发动
- Definition
- n. money paid regularly to a worker for their job
- v. to carry on or engage in an activity such as war
- Example
- The company raised the minimum wage for all its workers.
- 公司提高了所有员工的最低工资。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: money earned from work (noun).
比较义项：工资、薪水、收入（名词）。
- salary
Refers to a fixed, regular amount, often stated per year, paid for a permanent or professional job, regardless of hours worked.
指为固定的全职或专业工作按期（通常按年计算）支付的固定金额，不论实际工作了多少小时。
She receives a fixed monthly salary as a marketing manager at the firm.
她作为公司的市场经理，每月领取固定的薪水。
- wage 本词
Refers to pay calculated by the hour or by the shift, typically for manual, part-time, or unskilled work.
指按小时或按班次计算的报酬，通常用于体力劳动、兼职或非技术性工作。
Factory workers there earn a low hourly wage for long shifts.
那里的工厂工人上很长的班，却只能挣到微薄的时薪。
- earnings
A broader, often formal term for total money earned from work, business, or investments, used especially in financial or statistical contexts.
是较为宽泛、正式的说法，指从工作、经营或投资中获得的总收入，常用于财务或统计语境。
The company's earnings rose sharply after it entered new markets.
这家公司进入新市场后，收入大幅增长。
Salary, wage, and earnings all mean money earned from work. Salary is a fixed amount, often yearly, for a permanent job. Wage is pay by the hour or shift, typical for manual work. Earnings is a broader, formal word for total money from work.
salary、wage 和 earnings 都表示因工作获得的报酬，但侧重点不同：salary 强调固定发放的薪水（常按月或按年计算，多用于全职、专业性工作），wage 强调按小时或按周支付、常与体力劳动或计时工作相关，earnings 则泛指从工作或经营中赚到的收入总额，常用于统计语境或指公司的营收，也可以指个人各类收入的总和。