词源探究：salary一词竟然来源于salt
<p> 每月发工资的时候都是大家最开心的时候，领到工资以后，不少人又可以网购血拼、还信用卡、刷信用卡了。不过，你知道英语中“工资”一词<span word="salary">salary</span>是怎么来的吗？</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Receiving">Receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span>.</p><p> 领到薪水或许是件挺开心的事情，不过薪水（<span word="salary">salary</span>）这个词的来源却另有故事。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="salt">salt</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="then">then</span>), <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salarium">salarium</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>.</p><p> 在古时候，盐不是那么容易得到的东西（而且那时候用盐调味也是一种超前的生活方式），罗马士兵会领到一笔钱（<span word="salarium">salarium</span>）专门用来买盐。</p><p> <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="salarium">salarium</span> (<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="salarius">salarius</span>, '<span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>') <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monies">monies</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p> 慢慢的，<span word="salarium">salarium</span>（源于拉丁语<span word="salarius">salarius</span>，指“盐的”）一词逐渐用来指代发给士兵的军饷以及发给罗马帝国所有官员的钱资，直至后来，用来统指“薪水、薪资”。 </p>
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