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severance

UK //ˈsevərəns//US //ˈsevərəns//

词源

源自中古英语 severaunce,最终源于拉丁语 separare(分离),通过古法语 sevrer(切断)演变而来。

noun

❶ 指正式终止雇佣关系的行为或状态,通常伴随离职补偿金,用于描述员工与公司解除劳动合同的情况。

“She received a generous severance package when the company downsized.”

(公司裁员时,她获得了一笔丰厚的离职补偿金。)

“The severance agreement included six months of salary.”

(离职协议中包含六个月的薪水补偿。)

❶ 表示切断或分离的状态,常用于描述关系、连接或物理实体的断开。

“The severance of diplomatic ties shocked the international community.”

(外交关系的断绝震惊了国际社会。)

“A clean severance of the rope was needed to free the trapped hiker.”

(必须彻底割断绳索才能解救被困的徒步者。)

同义词:separation, termination, dissolution, cutoff, disconnection

常见短语

severance pay — 雇主在终止雇佣关系时支付给员工的补偿金,通常根据工作年限计算。

“Her severance pay covered three months' living expenses.”

(她的离职金足够支付三个月的生活开销。)

severance agreement — 正式文件,规定离职条件和补偿条款,员工签署后通常放弃起诉雇主的权利。

“The lawyer reviewed the severance agreement before signing.”

(律师在签署前仔细审阅了离职协议。)