单词 | reparation |
释义 | reparation /rep'euh ray"sheuhn/, n. 1. the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice. 2. Usually, reparations. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war. 3. restoration to good condition. 4. repair1 (def. 7). [1350-1400; ME reparacion < MF < LL reparation- (s. of reparatio), equiv. to L reparat(us) (ptp. of reparare to REPAIR1; see -ATE1) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. indemnification, atonement, satisfaction, compensation. See redress. 3. renewal, renovation; repair. Ant. 3. destruction. |
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