indemnify
/ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/verb
1-ies, -ied
with obj. compensate (someone) in respect of harm or loss赔偿, 补偿(某人):you can be indemnified against breach of contract.
如果对方违约, 你可以得到赔偿。
1.1
- secure (someone) against legal responsibility for their actions使(某人)免负法律责任:
the servant would be indemnified for any damage caused by his negligence.
对任何因他的疏忽造成的损害, 仆人将不负法律责任。
派生词
indemnification
nounindemnifier
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin indemnis 'unhurt, free from loss or damage', from in- (expressing negation) + damnum 'loss, damage'.