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单词 reparation
释义 rep·a·ra·tion
\ˌrepəˈrāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English reparacioun, from Middle French reparation, from Late Latin reparation-, reparatio, from Latin reparatus (past participle of reparare to repair) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at repair
1.
 a. : the act or process of mending or restoring : a repairing or keeping in repair
  < the reparation of wasted tissue >
  < a church in need of constant reparation >
 b. reparations plural : repairs
2.
 a. : the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury
  < the treatment may consist of reparation to and propitiation of the offended spirit — Notes & Queries on Anthropology >
 b. : something done or given as amends or satisfaction
  < was educated in France at royal expense as reparation for the death of his father — H.C.Nixon >
3. : the payment of damages : indemnification; specifically : compensation in money or in materials (as commodities or capital equipment) payable by a defeated nation as war indemnity for direct damages to or expenditures sustained by another nation as a result of hostilities with the defeated nation — usually used in plural
 < extract maximum reparations by dismantling and transferring plants — Karl Loewenstein >
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