compensation動詞compensate。
1、當compensate作為及物動詞時，中文翻譯為補償、賠償、報酬、抵消。可以用於經濟方面,也可用於抽象事物。
例句: He did not have the means to compensate her.他沒有錢來補償她。
The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate醫院的工作人員深表歉意，但這真的於事無補。
She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence她利用她漂亮的外表來彌補智力的不足。
2、當compensate作為不及物動詞，中文翻譯為補償、彌補，後面可接for，表示補償的對象，後面接with，表示補償的同類事物。
例句: Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.失去心愛的人是無法補償的。
Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused她的律師說她應該為所遭受的痛苦得到賠償。
MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation下議院的議員們說關鍵是要找到壹種抵消通貨膨脹影響的機制。
They compensated my loss of time with money.他們用錢來補償我的時間損失。