gainful
/ˈɡeɪnfl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡeɪnfl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgān-fəl/ (ame, mw)
gainful — 形容詞
- gainfulpositive
- more gainfulcomparative
- most gainfulsuperlative
1. bringing in pay or another practical benefit, especially when used about work or
賺錢的
能帶來收入，尤指工作或生意
bringing in pay or another practical benefit, especially when used about work or activity
After months of training, Min found gainful work at a bike shop.
經過幾個月訓練後，Min 在腳踏車店找到賺錢的工作。
gainful work as a formal collocation
The city program helps young adults move into gainful employment after school.
市政府這項計畫幫助年輕人畢業後找到有收入的工作。
gainful employment in formal policy language
Lakshmi hoped her sewing would become gainful enough to pay rent.
Lakshmi 希望她的縫紉能變得夠賺錢，可以付房租。
Rodrigo's fruit stand became gainful after the new apartments opened.
新公寓開放後，Rodrigo 的水果攤開始賺錢了。
The farm became gainful once tourists started booking rooms in winter.
那座農場在遊客冬天開始訂房後，終於賺錢了。
- profitable
broader and more common for businesses, deals, or plans that make money
- lucrative
stronger, usually suggesting especially high earnings
- paid
only says money is received, without the formal sense of useful return
- unpaid
describes work done without money
- unprofitable
best for work or business that fails to bring in enough money
文法句型
gainful employment
gainful work
become gainful
用法筆記
Formal and most common before nouns such as employment, work, occupation, or activity. It can also follow be or become for a business, project, or piece of work that starts to bring in money.