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单词 compensative
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•pen•sate /ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -sat•ed, -sat•ing. 
  1. to pay (someone) for something lost, damaged, or missing so as to replace it; give (someone) an equivalent: [+ object + for + object]Let me compensate you for your trouble.[+ for + object]Your apologies will not compensate for this damage.
  2. to make up for;
    offset;
    counterbalance: [+ object]He compensated his homeliness with charm.[+ for + object]The good acting in the play compensated for its horrible musical score.
  3. Mechanics to counterbalance a force, as by adjusting a mechanism:[~ (+ for + object)]With every step he had to compensate for the weight he was carrying on his right side.
com•pen•sa•to•ry /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation  com•pen•sa•tive, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•pen•sate  (kompən sāt′),USA pronunciation v., -sat•ed, -sat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to recompense for something:They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
  2. to counterbalance;
    offset;
    be equivalent to:He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm.
  3. Mechanicsto counterbalance (a force or the like);
    adjust or construct so as to offset or counterbalance variations or produce equilibrium.
  4. to change the gold content of (a monetary unit) to counterbalance price fluctuations and thereby stabilize its purchasing power.

v.i. 
  1. to provide or be an equivalent;
    make up;
    make amends (usually fol. by for):His occasional courtesies did not compensate for his general rudeness.
  2. Psychologyto develop or employ mechanisms of compensation.
  • Latin compēnsātus (past participle of compēnsāre to counterbalance, origin, originally, to weigh together). See com-, pensive, -ate1
  • 1640–50
compen•sat′ing•ly, adv. 
compen•sa′tor, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged remunerate, reward, pay.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged counterpoise, countervail.
    • 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged atone.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
compensate /ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt/ vb
  1. to make amends to (someone), esp for loss or injury
  2. (transitive) to serve as compensation or damages for (injury, loss, etc)
  3. to offset or counterbalance the effects of (a force, weight, movement, etc) so as to nullify the effects of an undesirable influence and produce equilibrium
  4. (intransitive) to attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin compēnsāre, from pensāre, from pendere to weigh

compensatory /ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtərɪ; kəmˈpɛnsətərɪ -trɪ/, compensative /ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtɪv kəmˈpɛnsə-/ adj
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