1640s, "to be equivalent;" 1650s, "to counterbalance, make up for," from Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare "to weigh one thing (against another)," thus, "to counterbalance," from com- "with" (see com-) + pensare, frequentative of pendere "to weigh" (see pendant). Meaning "to recompense, remunerate" is from 1814. Related: Compensated; compensating.
中文解释
1、com- "with" + pens- "weigh" + -ate.2、字面含义为：weigh one thing (against another); 引申为：to counterbalance, to be equivalent.
实用例句
1. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate.
医院的工作人员深表歉意，但这真的于事无补。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He did not have the means to compensate her.
他没有钱来补偿她。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.
失去心爱的人是无法补偿的。
来自《权威词典》
4. She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence.
她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The firm must compensate you for your traveling costs.