首页compensationcompensation的意思
compensation
英 [kɒmpen'seɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,kɑmpɛn'seʃən]
- n. 补偿；报酬；赔偿金
词态变化
复数: compensations;
助记提示
1、com- "with" + pens- "weigh" + -ation.
2、字面含义为：weigh one thing (against another); 引申为：to counterbalance, to be equivalent.
2、字面含义为：weigh one thing (against another); 引申为：to counterbalance, to be equivalent.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay compensation.
- 他被有条件地释放了，被责令支付赔偿款。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The company announced a double-barreled investment and management-compensation plan.
- 公司宣布了一份投资和管理补偿的双重计划。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Haemophiliacs are seeking compensation for being given contaminated blood.
- 血友病患者们因为被输入了受到污染的血液而正在寻求赔偿。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. She was awarded £5,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal.
- 她获判5,000英镑，作为遭到无理解雇的补偿。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The compensation will be split between 140 claimants.
- 赔偿金将在140名索赔人中分配。
来自柯林斯例句