reparation

UK/.repә'reiʃәn/US

GREA2

Definitions

The making of amends for a wrong; compensation

赔偿；补偿；弥补

(usually plural) payments made by a defeated nation after a war

（常复数）战争赔款

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

re-again, back

parprepare; equal; bring forth / appear

-ationsuffix

=reparation

re- (again) + parāre (make ready) + -ation = "making things right again." Same build as repair, but where repair fixes objects, reparation took the moral road: compensating for harm done, hence war reparations.

Root par still carries 36 more words

Common Collocations

1.pay reparations支付赔款
2.war reparations战争赔偿
3.make reparation作出赔偿
4.demand reparations索取赔款

Example Sentences

1.
The treaty forced the losing side to pay heavy reparations.
2.
He offered to make reparation for the damage he had caused.

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