wages,earnings,pay,salary,payment有什么区别

salary是指非体力劳动者所得到的“工资、薪水”,通常按月,有时按季或年计算（Salary is usually paid monthly,sometimes three months or a year,for a job,esp.as for workers of higher skill and rank）；wage指简单劳动或体力劳动者所得的“工资、工钱”,通常按周、日等短期计算发给（Wages are paid weekly for a job,esp.as for labourers or workers.）,常用复数形式；pay指不论工作性质如何,针对劳动所支付的报酬,它包含salary和wage（s）（pay is paid for a job）,为不可数名词.payments 支付、付款earnings 多指通过劳动或投资等手段所得到的收入.income与earnings含义很相近,但前者强调总收入.salary指按年定下,按月或星期平均给予的报酬,指脑力劳动者的薪水.wage多用复数形式,指按小时、日或星期的报酬,通常指体力劳动者的工资.