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Gratis

“Gratis” 既可以用作副词,也可以用作形容词,属于正式或外来语用法。

  • 副词/形容词 (Adverb/Adjective): 免费,不取报酬(without charge; free)。
  1. “I’ll give you this book gratis.” (这本书我免费送给你。)
  2. “The hotel provides a shuttle service to the airport gratis.” (酒店免费提供前往机场的接送服务。)
  3. “Medical advice was given gratis to the poor villagers.” (贫苦的村民们得到了免费的医疗建议。)

直接源自拉丁语 “gratis”,是 “gratia”(恩惠,感谢)的夺格复数形式,意为“出于恩惠”或“为了感谢(而不收费)”。

“Gratis” 是一个单词根,源自拉丁语。

在商业法律或正式合同中,“gratis” 比 “free” 听起来更正式。它强调的是一种不涉及金钱交易的行为。此外,拉丁语短语 “persona non grata”(不受欢迎的人)也包含了相同的词根。

  • 相关词: “gratitude” (感激), “gratify” (使满足), “grace” (优雅)

联想 “gratitude” (感激)。如果有人给你提供 “gratis”(免费)的服务,你一定会充满 “gratitude”(感激)。

“The small library was a gift to the town, and all its books were available to the citizens gratis. The founder believed that knowledge should never be a luxury that only the rich could afford. Thanks to this gratis resource, many children in the village grew up to be successful scholars.” (这个小图书馆是送给小镇的礼物,所有书籍都免费供市民使用。创始人相信,知识绝不应是只有富人才能负担得起的奢侈品。多亏了这一免费资源,村里的许多孩子长大后都成为了成功的学者。)