To remunerate someone is to pay them for work they have done for you. It is the stiff, official cousin of pay.

To remunerate someoneRemunerate某人 is是 to pay them for work they have done for you為他們替你做的工作付錢。It is它是 the stiff, official cousin of paypay比較拘謹、正式的親戚。

Contracts, company reports, and job law like it. Almost nobody says it at the dinner table; they say pay, or give you your wages.

Contracts, company reports, and job law合約、公司報告，和勞動法規 like it都喜歡用這個字。Almost nobody says it at the dinner table幾乎沒有人在餐桌上會這樣說；they say pay他們會說pay，or give you your wages或說give you your wages（付你薪水）。

The “pay” can be money, but it can also be a whole package — a fee, a bonus, sometimes other rewards written into a deal. The feeling is “you did this for me, so I give you what we agreed,” not a friendly gift and not a tip slipped across a table.

The “pay” can be money這裡的「pay」可以是錢，but it can also be a whole package但也可能是一整套報酬——a fee費用、a bonus獎金，sometimes other rewards written into a deal有時候還有寫進合約裡的其他報酬。The feeling is這種語感是「you did this for me, so I give you what we agreed你為我做了這件事，所以我給你我們說好的，」not a friendly gift and not a tip slipped across a table不是友善的禮物，也不是桌下塞給你的小費。

Though actually, it looks a bit like money, and students often guess it comes from money. It does not.

Though actually不過其實，it looks a bit like money這個字看起來有點像money，and students often guess it comes from money學生常常猜它是從money來的。It does not其實不是。

It comes from Latin remūnerō, “to reward,” built on mūnus, a gift or a duty. The likeness to money is an accident.

It comes from Latin remūnerō它源自拉丁文remūnerō，“to reward,”意思是「獎賞」，built on mūnus建立在mūnus這個字上，a gift or a duty指禮物或義務。The likeness to money這種跟money長得像的巧合 is an accident純屬意外。

Treat it as a formal “pay,” and you will be safe.

Treat it as a formal “pay,”把它當成正式版的「pay」，and you will be safe這樣用就不會出錯。