compensatory
compensatory — 形容詞
- compensatorypositive
- more compensatorycomparative
- most compensatorysuperlative
1. relating to money or something of value that is given to someone because they ha
補償的
賠償損失或損害的
relating to money or something of value that is given to someone because they have suffered a loss, injury, or inconvenience — for example, a worker receiving extra pay after a workplace accident, or a passenger getting a voucher after a cancelled flight.
Camila received compensatory payments from her employer after the injury at the factory.
Camila 在工廠受傷後，從雇主那裡獲得了補償金。
compensatory + noun (payments) after loss or injury
The airline offered compensatory vouchers to passengers whose evening flight was cancelled.
那家航空公司向晚間航班被取消的旅客提供了補償券。
compensatory + noun (vouchers) for inconvenience
Karim's contract includes compensatory leave for any work he does on national holidays.
Karim 的合約規定，他在國定假日工作可以獲得補休假。
After the earthquake, the local government provided compensatory support to families who lost their homes.
地震過後，地方政府向失去家園的家庭提供了補助。
Tyler's lawyer argued that the compensatory award should pay for all of his hospital visits.
Tyler 的律師主張，補償金應支付他所有的醫院就診費用。
- reparative
focuses on repairing what was broken; less common in everyday financial contexts
- restitutionary
strictly legal term for returning something to its rightful owner
- punitive
designed to punish rather than make up for a loss; used in law (punitive damages)
文法句型
compensatory + noun (damages, payment, leave, award)
用法筆記
Commonly used before nouns in legal and financial contexts. Typical noun partners include 'damages', 'payment', 'leave', 'award', and 'support'.
常見錯誤
2. designed to reduce or balance the harmful or negative effects of something, with
補償性的
減少負面影響的
designed to reduce or balance the harmful or negative effects of something, without necessarily involving money — for example, an exercise programme that offsets the health risks of a desk job, or extra classes that help students who have fallen behind.
Reema used compensatory strategies to help her study after missing three weeks of school.
Reema 在缺課三週後，採取了補救策略來幫助自己學習。
compensatory + noun (strategies) for an educational shortfall
Regular walking can have a compensatory effect on the health risks of sitting at a desk all day.
規律走路對整天坐辦公桌的健康風險有抵消作用。
compensatory effect on health risks
Kwame developed strong reading skills as a compensatory response to his poor eyesight.
Kwame 因視力不佳，培養了很強的閱讀能力作為彌補。
The factory planted new trees as a compensatory measure for the smoke it releases each year.
那家工廠植了新樹，作為每年排放煙霧的補救措施。
The hospital opened extra clinics as a compensatory step to reduce long waiting times for patients.
醫院增設了額外門診，作為縮短病患等候時間的補救措施。
- balancing
more general and less formal; a balancing measure vs. a compensatory measure
- offsetting
emphasises neutralising a negative effect rather than making up for a loss
- corrective
focuses on fixing a problem rather than reducing its effect
- aggravating
making a negative situation worse instead of better
文法句型
compensatory + noun (measure, strategy, mechanism, effect)
用法筆記
Typically used before nouns that name actions, plans, or natural responses designed to offset a problem. The sense is broader than sense 1 and does not involve financial payment.