reparation
- IPA[ˌrɛpəˈreɪʃn]
英式
- the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged；the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state
noun: reparation, plural noun: reparations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim
- ▪ the compensation for war damage paid by a defeated state the Treaty of Versailles imposed heavy reparations and restrictions on Germany
- 2. archaic the action of repairing something the old hall was pulled down to avoid the cost of reparation
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- IPA[ˌrepəˈrāSH(ə)n]
美式
- the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those ... the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim
Oxford American Dictionary
