well-paid

/ˌwel ˈpeɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌwel ˈpeɪd/ (ame, ipa)

well-paid — adjective

1. receiving a generous amount of money for the work you do, or describing a positi

1.形容詞B1
釋義

receiving a generous amount of money for the work you do, or describing a position that provides a generous income to the person who holds it.

例句

Ryan turned down a well-paid offer in finance to start his own small bakery.

well-paid + offer / job / position (attributive use)

Constanza found a well-paid nursing position at a busy city hospital.

同義詞
  • lucrative

    more formal; often describes a business, contract, or career path rather than directly describing a person's income.

  • high-paying

    more transparently compositional; 'high-paying job' is very common in American English, while 'well-paid worker' is also natural.

  • remunerative

    very formal register, rarely used in everyday speech; appears mostly in legal or financial writing.

反義詞
  • low-paid

    direct opposite; describes jobs or workers whose income is below average.

  • underpaid

    describes someone who earns less than the work is worth, not simply a low salary.

文法句型

well-paid + noun

be + well-paid

as well-paid as

用法筆記

Commonly used before nouns describing jobs, roles, or income (a well-paid position, a well-paid salary). Can also appear after linking verbs (the job is well-paid).

常見錯誤

❌She has a well job.
✅She has a well-paid job.
💡'well' alone is an adverb, not an adjective; the compound 'well-paid' is needed before the noun.
❌He is well-payed.
✅He is well-paid.
💡'pay' changes to 'paid' in the past-participle form; 'payed' is a rare nautical term, not used for money.