tax
/tæks/
n.
一句话记住
税；税款
释义与例句
n.
税；税款
money that people and businesses must pay to a government, used to pay for public services
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Residents pay tax on their income and some purchases.
居民要就收入和部分购物支出缴税。
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The government reduced the tax on fuel-efficient vehicles.
政府降低了节能汽车的税。
展开其余 1 条例句
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Small businesses received a temporary tax reduction.
小企业获得了临时减税。
词源与构词
源自古法语 taxe 和拉丁语 taxare，后者有“评估、估量”之意。
记忆钩子
表示“对……征税”用 tax on something；income tax 是所得税，tax rate 是税率。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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taxation 税收；征税通常作不可数名词，指征税制度或所征收的税款。
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taxable 应纳税的描述收入、商品或收益依法需要缴税。
同义词
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duty 关税；税tax 是税款的通用词；duty 常指对进口、出口商品或特定商品征收的税。Imported wine may be subject to customs duty. 进口葡萄酒可能需要缴纳关税。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
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fee 费用；服务费tax 是依法交给政府的税款；fee 是为课程、专业服务或会员资格等支付的费用。The course fee includes all teaching materials. 课程费用包括所有教材。
常见搭配
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pay tax 缴税Freelancers still have to pay tax on their earnings. 自由职业者仍须就自己的收入缴税。
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tax rate 税率The tax rate depends on the level of annual income. 税率取决于年收入水平。