compensation
/kɒmpenˈseɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering补偿物, 赔偿物（尤指赔偿金）：
seeking compensation for injuries suffered at work
寻求工伤赔偿金
as modifier a compensation claim.赔偿要求。
1.1
- the action or process of making such an award补偿行为（或过程）, 赔偿行为（或过程）：
the compensation of victims.
对受害者的赔偿。
1.2
- something that counterbalances or makes up for an undesirable or unwelcome state of affairs弥补, 抵消：
the grey streets of London were small compensation for the loss of her beloved Africa
伦敦灰白色的街道稍稍弥补了她离开她热爱的非洲的遗憾
count noun getting older has some compensations.变老也有些变老的好处。
1.3
- chiefly N. Amer. the money received by an employee from an employer as a salary or wages〈主北美〉薪水; 工资。
1.4
- the process of concealing or offsetting a psychological difficulty by developing in another direction补偿, 代偿。
派生词
compensational
adjective词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compensatio（n-）, from the verb compensare 'weigh against' （see COMPENSATE）.