Award reward prize的区别.doc

award/reward/prize作为名词三者的含义基本相同，但在不同语境表达的含义有所差别award指正式或官方的颁发，授予，给予；也可以指法庭裁决给予。它指一种官方的奖励行为，往往鼓励在工作中达到成就或所提出的要求而进行一种奖励。强调荣誉而不在乎奖品的大小或奖金的多少。(award的“奖品”是因优点奖励或授予的东西。)如：The school principal awarded a prize in history to the best student.学校校长将历史奖授予最出色的学生。award还可指XX奖。如：金球奖的翻译是Golden Globe Award不能说成Golden Globe Prize.reward“报答，报偿，奖赏”多指对某人的工作或服务等的报答。如：The fireman received a reward for saving the childs life.因救了小孩的命，消防员提到一笔奖金。prize“奖赏，奖金，奖品”多指在各类竞赛，竞争或抽奖中所赢得的奖。这种奖赏有的凭能力获得，有的凭运气获得。 the Nobel prize诺贝尔奖 Hundreds of prizes can be won in our newspaper competition.参加我们报纸的竞赛可以赢得数以百计的奖品。作为动词：award: give after careful consideration, esp. officially.经仔细考虑后正式的“给予，授予（奖品等）”；作名词时表示“奖品，奖金”。A medal was awarded to him for his good conduct.他因品行优良被授予奖章。He was awarded first prize. 他获得一等奖。reward: give as a return for sth. done.因做某事给予“回报，酬劳，奖金”；作名词表示“报酬，奖励，报答”。They rewarded her for her help.他们答谢他的帮助。He was given $800 as a reward for his bravery.他因表现勇敢而得到800美元的奖金。Anyone who finds it will be rewarded.凡找到它的人都将获得酬劳。注意：在结构上，award后接双宾语；award sb. sth.(通常为奖金或奖状)reward后只接一个宾语，通常以人或人的行为为宾语。句型是reward sb with sth.They awarded her the Nobel Prize.他们授予他诺贝尔奖。He rewarded her with money for her heroic deeds.他为她的英雄行为而给她奖金。Her efforts were rewarded with success in career.她的努力使她获得了事业的成功。prize作动词“珍视，珍藏；估价，评价”；作名词“奖品，奖金” offered or given as a prize作为奖品提供或给予的。We prize honor above money.我们珍视荣誉甚于金钱。作形容词“得奖的，作为奖品的” a prize n