annuity

annuity — 名詞

1. a fixed sum of money that someone receives every year, often after they retire a

1.名詞C1
釋義

年金

每年定期領取的固定金額

a fixed sum of money that someone receives every year, often after they retire and usually continuing until they die.

例句

After he retired, Mr. Lin began drawing a small annuity of NT$300,000 every January.

退休後,林先生開始每年一月領取一筆三十萬元的小額年金。

draw an annuity of [amount]

The widow lived quietly on a modest annuity left by her late husband.

那位寡婦靠著已故丈夫留下的微薄年金安靜度日。

live on an annuity

常見搭配
  • yearly annuity
  • lifetime annuity
  • draw an annuity
  • live on an annuity
同義詞
  • pension

    a regular payment from past employment, usually monthly rather than yearly

  • stipend

    a fixed regular payment, often for a role or studies, not tied to retirement

  • allowance

    money given regularly for a purpose; broader and less formal than annuity

文法句型

receive an annuity of [amount]

draw an annuity from [source]

用法筆記

Subject of 'pay' is usually an institution (a trust, employer, insurer); subject of 'receive' or 'draw' is the individual beneficiary. Often modified by an amount or by 'yearly / annual'.

常見錯誤

He earns an annuity from his job.
He receives an annuity from his pension fund.
you don't 'earn' an annuity; you 'receive' or 'draw' one from a fund or trust.
She bought an annuity last week and got NT$50,000.
She bought an annuity last week, which will pay NT$50,000 each year.
sense 1 refers to the yearly payment itself, not a one-time sum.

2. a contract sold by an insurance company, in which a person pays a lump sum or re

2.名詞C1
釋義

年金保險

提供定期給付的保險契約

a contract sold by an insurance company, in which a person pays a lump sum or regular premiums and then receives steady payments over a chosen period — for example, a retiree paying NT$5 million now to get a fixed monthly income for life.

例句

At fifty-five, Mrs. Chen bought a fixed annuity to guarantee a steady income after retirement.

陳太太在五十五歲時買了一份固定型年金保險,以確保退休後有穩定收入。

buy a fixed annuity

The bank's adviser explained how a deferred annuity could grow tax-free for twenty years.

銀行理財顧問說明了遞延型年金商品如何在二十年內免稅累積。

deferred / variable / fixed annuity

常見搭配
  • fixed annuity
  • variable annuity
  • deferred annuity
  • immediate annuity
  • buy / purchase an annuity
同義詞
  • pension plan

    a retirement product; an annuity is one common form of pension plan

  • retirement plan

    broader umbrella term covering annuities, 401(k)-style accounts, and others

  • insurance contract

    the wider category an annuity belongs to; not all insurance contracts pay regular income

反義詞
  • lump sum

    a single one-time payment, the opposite of the steady stream an annuity provides

文法句型

buy / purchase an annuity

an annuity from [provider]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the financial product (the contract) itself, while sense 1 names the yearly payment that comes out of it. Often combined with descriptors such as 'fixed', 'variable', 'deferred', or 'immediate'.

常見錯誤

I want to invest in annuity at the bank.
I want to invest in an annuity at the bank.
annuity is countable; use 'an annuity' or 'annuities'.
He bought an annuity, so he got the money next week.
He bought an annuity, so he will receive payments every month for life.
buying an annuity sets up long-term payments, not a one-off cash return.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • annuity payment
  • annuity income
  • annuity contract
  • annuity holder

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • buy an annuity
  • draw an annuity
  • lifetime annuity
  • joint annuity

介系詞搭配

  • annuity from
  • annuity of
  • annuity for life