refund、return及reimburse字根re代表back(回)的意思。
TOEIC考生可以將refund想成fund back(退回金額),將return想成turn back(退回物品)。
當消費者不滿意購買的物品時,可以要求店家「全額退款」(refund)或「退回」(return)此物品。
I would like to refund the defective goods. (我想將此瑕疵品退款。)
If the customers are unsatisfied with their purchase, they can return the goods within one month.(假如顧客們不滿意於其購買,他們可以在一個月之內退貨。)
同樣地,當TOEIC考生在背誦reimburse生字時,可以用拆字、口訣、字根方法,幫助自己牢記這個重要工商英文詞彙。
① 拆字
reimburse = re/back回+im/in裡面+burse/purse錢包→v.補償;報銷
②口訣:款項回到錢包裡面→v.退還…的款項
③Your travel expenses will be reimbursed after you submit the receipts.
(在你遞出收據後,你將被退還旅遊費用。)