資料來源 : pyDict

報償,酬金,賠償報償,賠償,報酬

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Recompense \Rec"om*pense\ (r[e^]k"[o^]m*p[e^]ns), v. t. [imp. &
   p. p. {Recompensed} (-p?nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recompensing}
   (-p?n`s?ng).] [F. r['e]compenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L.
   pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See {Compensate}.]
   1. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to
      requite; to remunerate; to compensate.

            He can not recompense me better.      --Shak.

   2. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to
      atone for; to pay for.

            God recompenseth the gift.            --Robynson
                                                  (More's
                                                  Utopia).

            To recompense My rash, but more unfortunate,
            misdeed.                              --Milton.

   3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something
      earned or deserved. [R.]

            Recompense to no man evil for evil.   --Rom. xii.
                                                  17.

   Syn: To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.

Recompense \Rec"om*pense\ (r?k"?m*p?ns), v. i.
   To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.]

Recompense \Rec"om*pense\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]compense.]
   An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given;
   compensation; requital; suitable return.

         To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense. --Deut.
                                                  xxii. 35.

         And every transgression and disobedience received a
         just recompense of reward.               --Heb. ii. 2.

   Syn: Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends;
        satisfaction; reward; requital.

資料來源 : WordNet®

recompense
     n 1: payment or reward (as for service rendered)
     2: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn:
        {compensation}]
     v 1: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully
          repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third
          Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in
          the accident" [syn: {compensate}, {repair}, {indemnify}]
     2: make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not
        remunerated" [syn: {compensate}, {remunerate}]