• n. 額外費(fèi)用；獎(jiǎng)金；保險(xiǎn)費(fèi);(商)溢價(jià)
• adj. 高價(jià)的；優(yōu)質(zhì)的

來自拉丁語praemium,獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，獎(jiǎng)品，戰(zhàn)利品，來自prae,在前，-em,拿，帶，獲得，詞源同example,exempt.后用于形容詞詞義優(yōu)質(zhì)的，高端的，即額外的獎(jiǎng)品。由該形容詞詞義又用于指經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)術(shù)語加價(jià)，溢價(jià)，保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)等。

premium (n.)

c. 1600, "reward given for a specific act," from Latin praemium "reward, profit derived from booty," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + emere "to buy," originally "to take" (see exempt (adj.)). Insurance sense is 1660s, from Italian premio. Adjectival sense of "superior in quality" is first attested 1925, originally in reference to butter.

1. Callers are charged a premium rate of 48p a minute.

打電話要支付每分鐘48便士的附加費(fèi)。

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2. He eventually sold the shares back to the bank at a premium.

他最后以高價(jià)把股票回售給銀行。

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3. They put a high premium on prevention and primary care.

他們對預(yù)防和初級(jí)護(hù)理極為重視。

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4. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.

保險(xiǎn)公司可以隨時(shí)提高保費(fèi)。

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5. At the premium end of the market, business is booming.

高端市場業(yè)務(wù)繁榮。

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