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).
权威例句
1. We felt we might finish third. Any better would be a bonus.
我们感觉我们可能会获得第三名,要是能比这个名次更好那就是意外的惊喜了。
2. The committee backtracked by scrapping the controversial bonus system.
委员会改变主意,放弃了有争议的奖金制度。
3. Bonus notices were issued each year from head office to local agents.
分红通告每年由总公司发送至地方代理商。
4. We've also got a bonus quiz with crates of beer as prizes!
我们还获得了一次参加有奖智力竞赛的机会,奖品是成箱的啤酒!
5. A little bonus will give the employees an incentive to work harder.