flexibility n. 1.揉屈性,挠性,柔(韧)性。 2.机动性,灵活性。 3.弹性,塑性;(光的)折射性。
wage n. 〔常 pl. 〕 1.工资。 2.报应。 ★ pl. 常作 sing. 用。 time wages 计时工资。 wages by the piece 计件工资。 at a wage [at wages] of $ ... a month 每月工资…美元。 get good wages 拿高薪。 wage2 vt. 1.实行,进行,作(战等) (on against)。 2.〔方言〕雇佣。 3.〔古语〕打赌;抵押;担保。
A wage index adjusted for changes in working hours , in particular , showed that declines in nominal wages in the past five years were likely to be larger than implied by the official statistics , pointing to a greater degree of wage flexibility 该分析显示,官方的劳工收入指标可能低估了近年工资调整的幅度,其中根据工作时数变化进行调整的工资指数显示,过去5年名义工资下降的幅度,可能大过官方统计数字所反映的幅度,可见工资弹性较大。