compensation
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英 [k?mpen'se??(?)n]
美[,kɑmp?n'se??n]
- n. 補償；報酬；賠償金
CET4TEM4IELTS考研TOEFLCET6中頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?compensations;
助記提示
1、com- "with" + pens- "weigh" + -ation.
2、字面含義為：weigh one thing (against another); 引申為：to counterbalance, to be equivalent.
2、字面含義為：weigh one thing (against another); 引申為：to counterbalance, to be equivalent.
英文詞源
- compensation (n.)
- late 14c., "action of compensating," from Latin compensationem (nominative compensatio) "a weighing one thing against another, a balancing," noun of action from past participle stem of compensare (see compensate). Meaning "what is given in recompense" is from c. 1600; meaning "amends for loss or damages" is from 1804; meaning "salary, wages" is attested from 1787, American English. The psychological sense is from 1914.
雙語例句
- 1. He was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay compensation.
- 他被有條件地釋放了，被責令支付賠償款。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The company announced a double-barreled investment and management-compensation plan.
- 公司宣布了一份投資和管理補償的雙重計劃。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Haemophiliacs are seeking compensation for being given contaminated blood.
- 血友病患者們因為被輸入了受到污染的血液而正在尋求賠償。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She was awarded ￡5,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal.
- 她獲判5,000英鎊，作為遭到無理解雇的補償。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The compensation will be split between 140 claimants.
- 賠償金將在140名索賠人中分配。
來自柯林斯例句