overcompensate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area. intransitive
  2. To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed. transitive

词形变化

overcompensates present,singular,third-person overcompensating participle,present overcompensated participle,past overcompensated past

词汇关系

衍生词
overcompensatingly overcompensator
相关词
overcompensation overcompensatory

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English compensate
English overcompensate
From over- + compensate.
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