deduct

/dɪˈdʌkt/ v.
核心精讲 CET-6IELTS 词根 duc
一句话记住

扣除；减去（尤指从总额中）

释义与例句

v. 扣除；减去（尤指从总额中）
to take an amount away from a total, especially from money you receive
  1. The company deducts tax from every salary payment.
    公司每次发薪都会代扣税款。
  2. Ten points will be deducted for each late submission.
    每迟交一次将扣十分。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. You can deduct travel expenses from your taxable income.
    你可以从应纳税收入中扣除差旅费。
  2. The deposit was deducted from the final bill.
    押金已从最终账单中扣除。
  3. A small fee is deducted automatically each month.
    每月会自动扣除一小笔手续费。

词源与构词

de-（离开、向下）+ ducere（引导）：把一部分“引走”，就是从总额里扣除。

de- 前缀 · away，离开
duc 词根 · to lead，引导
记忆钩子 de（离开）+ duct（引导）：把一部分钱从总额里引走，就是扣除。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • abduct 绑架；诱拐；劫持
    The businessman was abducted on his way home from the office. 这位商人在从办公室回家的路上被绑架了。
  • conduct 进行；实施；指挥
    The team conducted a survey. 团队进行了一项调查。
  • deduce 推断；演绎；推论
    From the wet umbrella, she deduced that it was raining outside. 从湿漉漉的雨伞，她推断外面在下雨。
  • educate 教育；培养
    The program educates children about food safety. 这个项目教育孩子们了解食品安全。
  • induce 诱使；劝说（某人做某事）
    Nothing would induce me to sign such a contract. 什么也不能诱使我在这样的合同上签字。
  • introduce 介绍；引入；推行
    Let me introduce my colleague. 我来介绍一下我的同事。
  • produce 生产；产生；出示
    The factory produces 500 cars a day. 这家工厂每天生产 500 辆汽车。
  • reduce 减少；降低；使沦为
    We need to reduce our costs. 我们需要降低成本。
  • seduce 勾引；引诱（与他人发生性关系）
    The young man tried to seduce his colleague after the party. 聚会后，那个年轻人试图勾引他的同事。
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • deduction 扣除；扣除额；推论
    -ion 名词后缀，指扣除的行为或金额
  • deductible 可扣除的；免赔额
    -ible 形容词后缀，表“可以被……的”
同义词
  • subtract 减去；扣除
    subtract 多用于数学运算，直接减去一个数；deduct 多指从工资、账单等总额中扣除款项。
    Subtract the discount from the original price. 从原价中减去折扣。
  • withhold 扣留；暂不支付
    withhold 强调故意暂不支付或隐瞒；deduct 强调按规则从总额中减掉。
    The employer withheld part of his wages. 雇主扣留了他部分工资。
反义词
  • add 加上；增加
    Add the service charge to the final bill. 把服务费加到最终账单上。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • deduce 推断；演绎
    deduce 是 de- + duc，从线索中“引出”结论；deduct 是 de- + duct，把金额“引走”扣除，拼写只差尾字母。
    From the footprints, police deduced that the thief was tall. 根据脚印，警方推断小偷个子很高。
  • reduce 减少；降低
    reduce 前缀是 re-（向后），指数量、程度变小；deduct 是 de-（离开），指从总额中扣掉一部分。
    The shop reduced its prices by twenty percent. 这家店把价格降低了百分之二十。
常见搭配
  • deduct from 从……中扣除
    The cost will be deducted from your account. 费用将从你的账户中扣除。
  • deduct tax 扣税
    The bank deducts tax on the interest. 银行对利息扣税。
  • deduct points 扣分
    The referee deducted points for repeated fouls. 裁判因多次犯规而扣分。