1773, "Stock Exchange Latin" [Weekley], from Latin bonus "good" (adj.); see bene-. The correct noun form would be bonum. In U.S. history the bonus army was tens of thousands of World War I veterans and followers who marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 demanding early redemption of their service bonus certificates (which carried a maximum value of $625).
雙語例句
1. We felt we might finish third. Any better would be a bonus.
我們感覺我們可能會(huì)獲得第三名，要是能比這個(gè)名次更好那就是意外的驚喜了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system.
委員會(huì)改變主意，放棄了有爭議的獎(jiǎng)金制度。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Bonus notices were issued each year from head office to local agents.
分紅通告每年由總公司發(fā)送至地方代理商。
來自柯林斯例句
4. We've also got a bonus quiz with crates of beer as prizes!