compensation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/|/ˌkɒm.pɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/    美 /ˌkɑm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/|/ˌkɑm.pɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/|/ˌkɔm.penˈsæɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or principle of compensating. countable,uncountable
    — Human labor, through all its forms, from the sharpening of a stake to the construction of a city or an epic, is one immense illustration of the perfect compensation of the universe.
  2. Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss. countable,uncountable
    — The parliament which dissolved the monastic foundations […] vouchsafed not a word toward securing the slightest compensation to the dispossessed owners.
  3. The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount. countable,uncountable
  4. A recompense or reward for service. countable,uncountable
  5. An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation. countable,uncountable
  6. The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose. countable,uncountable
  7. The ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke). countable,uncountable

词形变化

compensations plural

词汇关系

近义词
amends acquittal assyth bote compensation indemnification indemnity mends quittal recompensation recompense redress relief remuneration reparation requital requite restitution satisfaction
反义词
noncompensation penalty
上位词
action money payment reimbursement
下位词
autocompensation blood money conscience money eric just compensation launegild hadbot magbote manbote microreparations octogild orfgild overcompensation precompensation severance pay solatium war reparations wer wergeld workman's compensation workmen's compensation worker's compensation workers' compensation malcompensation undercompensation
衍生词
anticompensation autocompensation compensational compensationary compensation balance compensation culture compensation neurosis compensation pendulum compensation trade decompensation dosage compensation hypercompensation just compensation malcompensation neurocompensation noncompensation overcompensation precompensation recompensation supercompensation time-gain compensation undercompensation worker's compensation workers' compensation workman's compensation workmen's compensation
相关词
compensate atonement reward

词源

From Middle English compensacioun, from Old French compensacion, from Latin compensātiōnem, accusative singular of compensātiō. Equivalent to compensate + -ion.
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