名詞 premium:

1. payment for insurance
   同義詞：insurance premium
2. the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value
3. a fee charged for exchanging currencies
   同義詞：agio, agiotage, exchange premium
4. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
   同義詞：bounty

形容詞 premium:

1. having or reflecting superior quality or value

1. Shares are selling at a premium.
   股票按超出票面價值出售。
2. The high risk of infection puts a premium on the use of sterile needles.
   由於受感染的風險很大，無菌注射針的使用受到了重視。
3. The examiners put a premium on rational argument.
   評委們對以理服人的論據(jù)給以高度評價。
4. During the holiday months hotel rooms are at a premium.
   在度假的月份，旅館房間的價錢比平常高。
5. The annual premium on my policy is 3000 yuan.
   我的保險單每年的保險費是三千元。

pre.mi.um

n.Abbr. pm.,prem.（名詞）縮寫 pm.,prem.
A prize or an award.
獎品或獎賞
Something offered free or at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else.
贈品：為刺激購買其它物品而免費贈送或減價銷售的東西
A sum of money or bonus paid in addition to a regular price, salary, or other amount.
獎金：除常規(guī)的價格、工資或其它數(shù)目額外增加的一筆錢或獎金
The amount paid, often in addition to the interest, to obtain a loan.See Synonyms at bonus
借貸性酬金：為了得到貸款而常在利息以外加付的錢數(shù)參見 bonus
The amount paid or payable, often in installments, for an insurance policy.
保險金：為保險單而通常分期支付的錢
The amount at which something is valued above its par or nominal value, as money or securities.
溢價：某物高于標準價或票面價的價值，如錢或證券
The amount at which a securities option is bought or sold.
優(yōu)先購買價：證券優(yōu)先購買權(quán)的買賣價格
Payment for training in a trade or profession.
學費：為行業(yè)或職業(yè)培訓所付的報酬
An unusual or high value:
非同尋常的或很高的價值：
例句：
Employers put a premium on honesty and hard work.
雇主們很重視誠實和勤奮的工作

adj.（形容詞）
Of superior quality or value:
質(zhì)優(yōu)價高的：質(zhì)量或價值極高的：
例句：
premium gasoline.
質(zhì)優(yōu)價高的汽油

<習慣用語>at a premium
More valuable than usual, as from scarcity:
非常寶貴的：因稀缺而比尋常更為有價值的：
例句：
Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.
在水庫被污染之后，清水便因稀而貴了

來源：
Latin praemium [inducement, reward]
拉丁語 praemium [引誘，獎勵]
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴，表.先于.]
emere [to take, buy] * see em-
emere [拿，買] *參見 em-