subsidized rate:补贴费率/补贴价格/优惠(补贴)利率。指政府、机构或雇主等提供补贴,使某项商品、服务或贷款的价格/利率低于市场水平,以减轻成本、鼓励使用或实现政策目标。(在不同语境中可指票价、租金、学费、保险费、贷款利率等)
/ˈsʌb.sɪ.daɪzd reɪt/
The city offers a subsidized rate for public transport to students.
市政府为学生提供公共交通的补贴票价。
Although the market rent is high, eligible families can apply for housing at a subsidized rate, which significantly reduces monthly expenses.
尽管市场租金很高,符合条件的家庭可以申请以补贴价格获得住房,从而显著降低每月开支。
subsidized 来自动词 subsidize,源自拉丁语 subsidium(援助、支持),引申为“给予补贴、资助”。rate 来自拉丁语 rata(按比例计算的),在现代英语中常指“价格/费率/比率/利率”。合起来 subsidized rate 就是“经过补贴支持而降低的费率/价格/利率”。