1. pens- "pay" + -ion.
2. => "payment for services," especially "reward, payment out of a benefice".
3. => regular payment in consideration of past service.
4. => boarding house, boarding school.
5. pension + -er => pensioner.
英文词源
pensioner (n.)
late 15c., from Anglo-French pensionner, from Old French pensionnier (mid-14c.), from Medieval Latin pensionarius, from pension (see pension (n.)).
双语例句
1. Traffic police ticked off a pensioner for jumping a red light.
一个退休老人闯了红灯,被交警训了一顿。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The delighted pensioner walked off with a £2,000 prize.
那个退休老人轻松赢得了2,000英镑的奖金,高兴得不得了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. It was the pensioner's vote late in the day that influenced the election of Mr. Sweet.
最后是领取养老金者的选票影响了斯威特先生的当选.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He is already an old man and pensioner, but quite active.