酒店里除了会提供日常必需的生活用品
一般还有免费的矿泉水
有同学可能找了半天也找不到free字样
那这水到底要不要钱呢？
一起和小编来看看吧
酒店房间里赠送的水的英文是
complimentary water
complimentary
有“免费的; 赠送的”意思
也可以用complimentary的名词形式
compliment
常见表达：with (our) compliments
As the easier word to understand for the majority of the public, free is definitely the more used word. It is simple and easy.
对于大多数公众来说，“free”是一个更容易理解的词，当然也是更常用的词。它很简单和容易。
In fact, free is one of the most powerful words in advertising.
事实上，free是广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更优雅。这可能就是为什么它更多地用于酒店和奢侈品行业的原因。它听起来有更特别，更友好的感觉。
到底什么时候用哪个词？
Obviously, the right word is more dependent on the context.
显然，正确使用哪个词取决于上下文。
If you are a luxury brand, or into a high-value industry like real estate, complimentary sounds better for your tone and voice.
如果你是一个奢侈品牌，或者像房地产这样的高价值行业，complimentary听起来更适合这个行业。
But if you are a sportswear brand, a supermarket, or a mobile app, free is the preferred option.
但如果你是运动品牌、超市或移动应用程序，free是首选。
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，当涉及到付费时，你必须小心使用free和complimentary。你买东西的时候可以有附赠的物品叫作complimentary。虽然complimentary指的物品是免费的，但它之所以免费的还是因为你购买其他东西才能免费的。
例句：
We enclose a copy of our latest brochure, with our compliments.
我们免费附赠一本最新的小册子。
At hotels, the word ‘free’ can be misleading你可能被“免费”这个概念给误导了
Let’s be clear: Almost nothing a hotel offers you is free.
要知道，酒店提供的服务几乎没有免费的。
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.
酒店正在借鉴航空公司的做法。他们其实是拿走了一些曾经包含在住宿费中的东西，比如一瓶水或网络连接，然后又说免费把这些东西还给他们的客人。其他的都必须付钱。
好啦，今天的小知识点，你学会了嘛？
酒店里除了会提供日常必需的生活用品
一般还有免费的矿泉水
有同学可能找了半天也找不到free字样
那这水到底要不要钱呢？
一起和小编来看看吧
酒店房间里赠送的水的英文是
complimentary water
complimentary
有“免费的; 赠送的”意思
也可以用complimentary的名词形式
compliment
常见表达：with (our) compliments
As the easier word to understand for the majority of the public, free is definitely the more used word. It is simple and easy.
对于大多数公众来说，“free”是一个更容易理解的词，当然也是更常用的词。它很简单和容易。
In fact, free is one of the most powerful words in advertising.
事实上，free是广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更优雅。这可能就是为什么它更多地用于酒店和奢侈品行业的原因。它听起来有更特别，更友好的感觉。
到底什么时候用哪个词？
Obviously, the right word is more dependent on the context.
显然，正确使用哪个词取决于上下文。
If you are a luxury brand, or into a high-value industry like real estate, complimentary sounds better for your tone and voice.
如果你是一个奢侈品牌，或者像房地产这样的高价值行业，complimentary听起来更适合这个行业。
But if you are a sportswear brand, a supermarket, or a mobile app, free is the preferred option.
但如果你是运动品牌、超市或移动应用程序，free是首选。
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，当涉及到付费时，你必须小心使用free和complimentary。你买东西的时候可以有附赠的物品叫作complimentary。虽然complimentary指的物品是免费的，但它之所以免费的还是因为你购买其他东西才能免费的。
例句：
We enclose a copy of our latest brochure, with our compliments.
我们免费附赠一本最新的小册子。
At hotels, the word ‘free’ can be misleading你可能被“免费”这个概念给误导了Let’s be clear: Almost nothing a hotel offers you is free.
要知道，酒店提供的服务几乎没有免费的。
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.
酒店正在借鉴航空公司的做法。他们其实是拿走了一些曾经包含在住宿费中的东西，比如一瓶水或网络连接，然后又说免费把这些东西还给他们的客人。其他的都必须付钱。
好啦，今天的小知识点，你学会了嘛？
