English Dictionary

Christmas box

名詞

歴史的

(historical) A bonus or gift given by an employer to an employee, by a master/mistress to his/her servants, or by a householder to delivery persons at Christmas time, traditionally on Boxing Day.

日本語の意味

（歴史的な意味として）雇用主が従業員、または家主が使用人や配達員に対して、クリスマス期間中、特にボクシングデーに与えるボーナスや贈り物を指す。

Every year the factory foreman handed each worker a small Christmas box as a token of appreciation for their hard work.

工場の監督は毎年、労働者一人ひとりに日頃の労をねぎらう小さな年末手当を渡した。

意味（1）

(historical) A bonus or gift given by an employer to an employee, by a master/mistress to his/her servants, or by a householder to delivery persons at Christmas time, traditionally on Boxing Day.

You have no idea how poor the court is; nobody is rich, except Mazarin and l'Abbé Fouquet. I am half tempted to cry with Madame Thurine, 'How happy are our servants! they, at least, get Christmas boxes.'

Christmas boxes （ plural ）