compensation

英 [ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən]      美 [ˌkɑːm.penˈseɪ.ʃən]
  • n. 补偿;报酬;赔偿金
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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.
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.
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。
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。
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。
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。
5. The compensation will be split between 140 claimants.
赔偿金将在140名索赔人中分配。

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