Half pay
[经] 半薪
📖 牛津释义
half pay
reduced pay given to sb who is not fully employed but not yet retired 半薪（支付给半退职员工的）.
🧩 词语组成解析
half
[hæf]
adj. 一半的，半个的;
n. 半;一半;（啤酒等饮料的）半品脱;（比赛、音乐会等的）半场;
adv. 一半;部份地;
pay
[pe]
vt.& vi. 付款;偿还;补偿;（对…）有利;
vt. 给予;支付;
n. 工资;薪水;报答;
adj. 收费的;需付费的;
pac-, peac-, peas- 表”和平的,平静的”#词根助记：古英语payen,表示”和解,取悦,付酬”,源自古法语paier和拉丁语pacare
🗣️ 情景例句
That's right.
是的。
A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife.
妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。
Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man.
即使看起来微不足道的遗物，也可能揭示人类早期历史的一些有趣的内容。