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Restitution N `Resti'tju:ʃən N.归偿;赔偿 英 归偿(A Restoration Rightful

单词 restitution
音标 [`resti'tju:ʃən]
解释 n.归偿;赔偿
红宝书 【英】 n. 归偿(a restoration to its rightful owner);赔偿(giving an equivalent for some injury)
【记】 re(重新)+stitut(站 立)+ion→重新站过去 →归还
【同】 同根词:institution (创立,建立)
【例】 demand financial restitution
字源 restitution (n.)
early 14c., from Old French restitucion or directly from Latin restitutionem (nominative restitutio) "a restoring," noun of action from past participle stem of restituere "set up again, restore, rebuild, replace, revive, reinstate, re-establish," from re- "again" (see re-) + statuere "to set up," from PIE root *sta- "to stand," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet).
不择手段背单词 n. 赔偿; 归还(将取走的、丢失的东西归还其主人的行为)
【记】re再, stitut站, ion-再站过去-归还
【参】institution(n 公共机构; 制度; 建立)
趣味全助记 【记】re反 + stitut- 建立,创立,把建立的大楼的拆掉,工程款退回,恢复原状;同restore 恢复, 归还, 重建
【相关】constitute 制定,destitute 困穷的, 缺乏的,institute 创立,restitute 复原 归还,substitute 代替

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