compensation /.kɒmpen'seiʃәn/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
- (n.) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
Chinese translation
- n. 补偿, 赔偿金, 工资
- [医] 代偿(机能), 补偿
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /.kɒmpen'seiʃәn/
- Syllables
- 4
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.33 · Rare
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