compensate

英 ['k?mpense?t] 美['kɑmp?nset]

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第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?compensates;過(guò)去式:?compensated;過(guò)去分詞:?compensated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?compensating;形容詞:?compensatory;

1、com- "with" + pens- "weigh" + -ate.
2、字面含義為：weigh one thing (against another); 引申為：to counterbalance, to be equivalent.

compensate 補(bǔ)償

com-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-pend, 懸垂，稱(chēng)量，詞源同pendulum, pound. 即稱(chēng)量使對(duì)等的，補(bǔ)償。

compensate: compensate: see ponder
compensate (v.): 1640s, "to be equivalent;" 1650s, "to counterbalance, make up for," from Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare "to weigh one thing (against another)," thus, "to counterbalance," from com- "with" (see com-) + pensare, frequentative of pendere "to weigh" (see pendant). Meaning "to recompense, remunerate" is from 1814. Related: Compensated; compensating.

1. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.: 醫(yī)院的工作人員深表歉意，但這真的于事無(wú)補(bǔ)。

2. He did not have the means to compensate her.: 他沒(méi)有錢(qián)來(lái)補(bǔ)償她。

3. Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.: 失去心愛(ài)的人是無(wú)法補(bǔ)償?shù)摹?/dd>
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence.: 她利用她漂亮的外表來(lái)彌補(bǔ)智力的不足.

5. The firm must compensate you for your traveling costs.: 這家公司必須償付給你差旅費(fèi).