restitute
英 ['restɪtju:t]
美 ['restəˌtjut]
restitute 复原,归还,赔偿re-,再,重新,-stit,站立,词源同 stand,institute.即重新站立,重新建立,引申词义复原,后 用于指归还,赔偿。
- restitute (v.)
- late 14c., from French restituer (14c.) or from Latin restitutus, past participle of restituere "restore, replace" (see restitution).
- 1. He was obliged to restitute the money to its owner.
- 他被迫将钱还给失主.
- 2. The court ordered the people living in the house to restitute it to its rightful owners.
- 法庭命令住这房子的人把房子归还其合法的主人.