unemployment insurance
unemployment insurance — 名詞
1. money that the government pays to workers for a short time after they lose their
失業保險金
政府提供給非自願失業者的短期收入補助
money that the government pays to workers for a short time after they lose their jobs through no fault of their own
After the plant shut down, Tendai applied for unemployment insurance to cover his mortgage.
工廠倒閉後，Tendai 申請了失業保險金來支付房貸。
applied for unemployment insurance
Lucía received unemployment insurance for four months while she retrained as a nurse.
Lucía 在接受護士培訓的四個月期間領取了失業保險金。
received unemployment insurance + for [duration]
Haruto had never claimed unemployment insurance before the hotel let him go.
Haruto 在飯店將他解僱之前從未申請過失業保險金。
Ayesha's unemployment insurance payments covered her family's groceries and utility bills.
Ayesha 的失業保險金支付了她一家人的食品雜貨和水電費用。
Esther used her unemployment insurance benefits to keep the heat on during that cold Chicago winter.
Esther 靠著失業保險給付，撐過了芝加哥那個寒冷的冬天。
- unemployment benefits
the more common everyday term for the payments themselves
- jobless benefits
informal, often used in news headlines
- unemployment compensation
formal legal term, common in US policy documents
用法筆記
In casual speech, often shortened to 'unemployment': 'He's been on unemployment for two months.' The full term 'unemployment insurance' is standard in legal and official documents.