Word · Frequency #14488
amends
赔偿；补偿
Compensation for an injury or loss; reparation.
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Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
对伤害或损失的补偿；赔偿。
对伤害或损失的补偿；赔偿。；赔偿；[经] 赔偿
In use
He tried to make amends for his mistake by apologizing and offering to help.
She made amends with her friend after a long argument.
The company offered financial amends to the victims of the accident.
make amends
amends 总是以复数形式出现。
He is trying to make amends.
他正试图做出赔偿。
make amends for sth
She made amends for her mistake.
她为自己的错误做出了补偿。
make amends to sb
They should make amends to the victims.
他们应该向受害者做出赔偿。
Common mistakes
He wants to amends for his mistake.He wants to make amends for his mistake.
错误：将'amends'误用作动词。正确用法是作为名词，常与'make'搭配，后接介词'for'，构成短语'make amends for'表示'为……赔偿/弥补'。
He offered an amends to her.He offered amends to her.
错误：将'amends'视为可数单数名词，加了不定冠词'an'。正确用法是'amends'本身为复数形式，但常作不可数名词使用，不加冠词，动词用单数或复数均可（通常用单数），此处宜用零冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- make amends
- 补偿；赔罪
- He wanted to make amends for his mistake.他想为自己的错误做出补偿。
- make amends to someone
- 向某人补偿
- She made amends to her friend for the misunderstanding.她因误会向朋友道歉补偿。
- offer amends
- 提出补偿
- The company offered amends to the affected customers.公司向受影响的客户提出补偿。
- accept amends
- 接受补偿
- He refused to accept amends for the damage.他拒绝接受对损失的赔偿。
Idioms & figurative uses
- make amends
- 弥补；补偿He tried to make amends for his rude behavior.他试图为自己的粗鲁行为作出补偿。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想 a mends '修补'：把损伤修补好，就是赔偿。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：道歉或弥补过失、正式赔偿或法律语境 通常用于搭配“make amends”，表示弥补过失或赔偿损失，多用于正式书面语，但在日常交流中也较常见。
Grammar Note
该名词通常以复数形式出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 amends 真正押韵的词有 ends /endz/、mends /mendz/、sends /sendz/、trends /trendz/、friends /frendz/ 和 depends /dɪˈpendz/，它们的重读元音及之后的音都是 /endz/。注意拼写相似的 means /miːnz/ 读音不同（长 iː，没有 /d/），不押韵；amend（无词尾 s）读作 /əˈmend/，也不押韵。
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