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reparation 音標拼音: [r ,ɛpɚ'eʃən] n. 補償,賠償,彌補,恢復,修理 補償,賠償,彌補,恢復,修理 reparation n 1: compensation ( given or received) for an insult or injury; " an act for which there is no reparation" 2: ( usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; " Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I" 3: the act of putting something in working order again [ synonym: { repair}, { fix}, { fixing}, { fixture}, { mend}, { mending}, { reparation}] 4: something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; " how can I make amends" [ synonym: { reparation}, { amends}] Reparation \ Rep` a* ra" tion\ (- r?" sh? n), n. [ F. r[' e] paration, L. reparatio. See { Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used. -- Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity; -- used, e. g. in the phrase { make reparation}, { pay reparations}, or { make reparations}. [ 1913 Webster PJC] I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my loose writings, and make what reparation I am able. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; amends; satisfaction. [ 1913 Webster] 67 Moby Thesaurus words for " reparation": adjustment, amends, atonement, balancing, blood money, commutation, compensation, composition, compromise, consideration, correction, counteraction, counterbalancing, damages, expiation, expiatory offering, fixing, guerdon, honorarium, indemnification, indemnity, lex talionis, making amends, making good, making right, making up, meed, mending, offsetting, overhaul, overhauling, paying back, peace offering, piaculum, price, propitiation, quittance, reclamation, recompense, rectification, redemption, redress, refund, reimbursement, remedy, remuneration, repair, repairing, repayment, reprisal, requital, requitement, restitution, retaliation, retribution, return, revenge, reward, salvage, satisfaction, settlement, smart money, solatium, squaring, substitution, troubleshooting, wergild
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