“工资”用英语有三种说法:salary、pay、wages
1、pay是普通用词,不可数,意思是“工资,薪水”,指工作所得到的酬金,也可特指发给军人的薪饷,强调付、了钱。
例如:We refused to pay them their wages.
翻译:我们拒绝付给他们工资。
2、salary一般指脑力劳动者的月薪或年俸。
例如:His regular salary doesn't come to much, but he gets bonuses too.
翻译:他的固定薪水并不高,但他还有奖金。
3、wages多指体力劳动者按天或按周领取的工钱。
例如:He takes his wages home to his wife every Friday.
翻译:他每星期五把工资带回家交给妻子。