“奖励”常见的英文表达有 reward、prize、award,具体使用取决于语境:
reward:
含义:既可以指物质上的回报,也可以指精神上的鼓励,强调因某种行为或成就而得到的回报,有“酬谢、报答、奖赏”之意。
例句:
The company offered a big reward for anyone who could find the lost data.(公司对任何能找到丢失数据的人提供重赏。)
His hard work was finally rewarded with a promotion.(他的辛勤工作最终得到了晋升的奖励。)
prize:
含义:多指在竞赛、竞争中获得的奖品或奖金,强调竞赛的获胜者所获得的荣誉和物质奖励。
例句:
She won the first prize in the singing competition.(她在歌唱比赛中获得了一等奖。)
The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the world.(诺贝尔奖是世界上最负盛名的奖项之一。)
award:
含义:既可以作名词,表示“奖品、奖项”;也可以作动词,表示“授予、判给”,通常指由官方或权威机构正式颁发的奖项或荣誉。
例句(名词):
He received an award for his outstanding contribution to science.(他因对科学的杰出贡献而获得了奖项。)
例句(动词):
The jury awarded the plaintiff a large sum of money in damages.(陪审团裁定原告获得一大笔赔偿金。)