| 单词 | compensate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kɔmpənseit] |
| 解释 | v.补偿，赔偿 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 补偿，赔偿 (to make equivalent return to; recompense) 【记】 com+pens(挂，花费)+ ate→全部给予花费→ 赔偿； 【同】 同根词：expense(支 出); dispense(分发, 分配)派生词: compensation (n. 补偿,报偿) 【例】 The volunteers were not compensated for their time. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 补偿, 赔偿(目的是使别人满意) = recompense 【例】Nothing can compensate for the loss of time 光阴一去不复还. 【记】com共同, pens挂, 花费, ate吃－一起花费一起吃, 肯定是做了什么对不起别人的事情, 而作出的赔偿; 【参】expense(n 费用, 支出); dispense(v 分发, 分配)compensation(n 补偿, 报偿) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】expense(费用，开销)是花出去钱；compensate是相反，别人给你补偿；pension 钱，养老金；全 + 钱，一切用钱来补偿 【相关】compensate (一切用钱)补偿， expense(ex + 钱: 钱往外花，花???), dispense(不+挂，将挂起来的东西拿下来 ->分发), suspense (悬挂，悬念) |
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