酒店裡除了會提供日常必需的生活用品
一般還有免費的礦泉水
有同學可能找了半天也找不到free字樣
那這水到底要不要錢呢?
一起和小編來看看吧
酒店房間裡贈送的水的英文是
complimentary water
complimentary
有「免費的; 贈送的」意思
也可以用complimentary的名詞形式
compliment
常見表達：with (our) compliments
free和complimentary的區別
As the easier word to understand for the majority of the public, free is definitely the more used word. It is simple and easy.
對於大多數公眾來說，「free」是一個更容易理解的詞，當然也是更常用的詞。它很簡單和容易。
In fact, free is one of the most powerful words in advertising.
事實上，free是廣告中最有力的字眼之一。
On the other hand, complimentary is more elegant. And hence may be the reason why it’s more used in the hospitality and luxury industry. It sounds more special and nicer.
另一方面，complimentary更優雅。這可能就是為什麼它更多地用於酒店和奢侈品行業的原因。它聽起來有更特別，更友好的感覺。
到底什麼時候用哪個詞?
Obviously, the right word is more dependent on the context.
顯然，正確使用哪個詞取決於上下文。
If you are a luxury brand, or into a high-value industry like real estate, complimentary sounds better for your tone and voice.
如果你是一個奢侈品牌，或者像房地產這樣的高價值行業，complimentary聽起來更適合這個行業。
But if you are a sportswear brand, a supermarket, or a mobile app, free is the preferred option.
但如果你是運動品牌、超市或移動應用程式，free是首選。
Also, you have to be careful with the usage of free vs complimentary when there is any kind of payment involved. You can have complimentary items when you buy something. So though the actual item is free, its definition of 『free』 is dependent on the purchase of something else.
此外，當涉及到付費時，你必須小心使用free和complimentary。你買東西的時候可以有附贈的物品叫作complimentary。雖然complimentary指的物品是免費的，但它之所以免費的還是因為你購買其他東西才能免費的。
例句：
We enclose a copy of our latest brochure, with our compliments.
我們免費附贈一本最新的小冊子。
At hotels, the word 『free』 can be misleading你可能被「免費」這個概念給誤導了
Let’s be clear: Almost nothing a hotel offers you is free.
要知道，酒店提供的服務幾乎沒有免費的。
Hotels are taking a page from the airline playbook. They』ve taken away something that was once included in the price of your stay, such as a bottle of water or the ability to connect to the Internet, and then returned it only to their brand-loyal guests. Everyone else must pay.
酒店正在借鑑航空公司的做法。他們其實是拿走了一些曾經包含在住宿費中的東西，比如一瓶水或網絡連接，然後又說免費把這些東西還給他們的客人。其他的都必須付錢。
好啦，今天的小知識點，你學會了嘛?