expense
翻譯
費用, 開支, 花費
例句
The new car was a major expense.
這輛新車是一筆大開銷。
He claimed the meal as a business expense.
他把這頓飯報銷為業務費用。
We bought it at great expense.
我們花大價錢買了它。
文法模式
a/an ((expense)) 一筆費用 The new car was a major expense.
at great ((expense)) 花大價錢 We bought it at great expense.
近義詞
同義詞: cost, charge, outlay; 反義詞: income, revenue
詞源
源自拉丁語「expensa」（花掉的錢），來自「expendere」（支付）。
記憶技巧
把「expense」想像成某物的成本。如果某物「expensive」（昂貴的），那它的「expense」（費用）就很高。