• n. [劳经] 报酬；报答；酬谢
• vt. [劳经] 奖励；奖赏

re-,表强调，-ward,看，注视，词源同 award,guard,regard.字面意思即反复看，注视，留意， 关切，后来词义由抽象的给予引申为具体的奖励，报酬。比较 award.

reward

reward: [14] Reward is ultimately the same word as regard, and indeed was originally used interchangeably with it. It came from rewarder, the Anglo-Norman version of Old French regarder, source of English regard. The modern meaning of reward, ‘recompense’, which goes back to the 14th century, presumably arose from the notion of ‘regarding’ someone with favour.
=> guard, regard

reward (n.)

mid-14c., "a regarding, heeding, observation," from Anglo-French and Old North French reward, back-formation from rewarder (see reward (v.)). Meaning "repayment for some service" is from late 14c. Sense of "sum of money in exchange for capture" is from 1590s.

reward (v.)

c. 1300 "to grant, bestow;" early 14c. "to give as compensation," from Old North French rewarder "to regard, reward" (Old French regarder) "take notice of, regard, watch over," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + warder "look, heed, watch," from Germanic (see warder). Originally any form of requital. A doublet of regard. Related: Rewarded; rewarding.

1. Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.

现行雇佣法要变，要奖勤罚懒。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Jenkins would reward all investors, no matter when they made their investment.

无论投资人何时投资，詹金斯都会让他们得到回报。

来自柯林斯例句

3. A sleepless baby can seem to bring little reward.

宝宝睡不着觉似乎没有任何好处。

来自柯林斯例句

4. a reward for good behaviour

优秀行为奖

来自《权威词典》

5. It is within our power to reward him for that.

我们有权为那件事奖励他.

来自《简明英汉词典》