reparation
/ˌrepəˈreɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged补偿, 赔偿：
the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim.
法院责令定罪犯人向受害者支付赔偿金。
1.1
reparations
the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state（战败国支付的）赔款。
2
- archaic the action of repairing something〈古〉修理, 修补：
the old hall was pulled down to avoid the cost of reparation.
旧会堂被拆掉以省却修缮费用。
派生词
reparative
/rɪˈpærətɪv/ adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin reparatio（n-）, from reparare 'make ready again' （see REPAIR1）.