Word · Frequency #14488
amends
赔偿;补偿
核心释义
Compensation for an injury or loss; reparation.
- 1.
对伤害或损失的补偿;赔偿。
Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
对伤害或损失的补偿;赔偿。;赔偿;[经] 赔偿
用法In use
He tried to make amends for his mistake by apologizing and offering to help.
用法提示:make amends 表示“弥补过错”,amends 作为不可数名词,与 make 搭配使用。
She made amends with her friend after a long argument.
用法提示:made amends 是过去时,amends 作为名词表示“赔偿或补偿行为”。
The company offered financial amends to the victims of the accident.
用法提示:financial amends 中 amends 为不可数名词,意为“赔偿金”。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音联想 a mends '修补':把损伤修补好,就是赔偿。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
该名词通常以复数形式出现。
发音与拼写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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.