indemnity
英 [?n'demn?t?]
美[?n'd?mn?ti]
TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?indemnities;
助記提示
1. in- "not, opposite of, without" + demn- "damage" + -ity.
2. => unhurt, undamaged, security for damage.
中文詞源
indemnity 賠款，補(bǔ)償金來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)indemnis,未損傷的，未傷害的，來(lái)自in-,不，非，-demn,損傷，傷害，詞源同damage,damn.引申詞義賠償，補(bǔ)償以彌補(bǔ)。詞義演變比較inopportune.
英文詞源
- indemnity
- indemnity: see damage
- indemnity (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French indemnité (14c.), from Late Latin indemnitatem (nominative indemnitas) "security for damage," from Latin indemnis "unhurt, undamaged," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + damnum "damage" (see damn).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They were charged with failing to have professional indemnity cover.
- 他們被指控未能提供職業(yè)保險(xiǎn)保障。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. They paid an indemnity to the victim after the accident.
- 他們?cè)谑鹿屎笙蚴芎φ吒读速r償金.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Under this treaty, they were to pay an indemnity for five million dollars.
- 根據(jù)這項(xiàng)條約, 他們應(yīng)賠款500萬(wàn)美元.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Political exiles had not been given indemnity from prosecution.
- 政治流放犯沒(méi)有得到免予起訴的保護(hù)。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. The government paid the family an indemnity for the missing pictures.
- 政府因?yàn)閬G失照片而付給這家人一筆補(bǔ)償金。
來(lái)自辭典例句