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in recompense for sth
名词用法，意为“作为对…的报偿”，较正式。
He gave her a watch in recompense for her kindness.
他送她一块手表作为对她好意的报答。
报偿；酬金
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报偿；酬金
payment or reward for service rendered
He gave her a watch in recompense for her kindness.
他送她一块手表作为对她好意的报答。
对所给予、所做或所遭受之事的对等回报；补偿；酬谢；赔偿；报答。
An equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
对伤害或其他损害进行补偿的事物。
That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.
The company offered her a small recompense for the extra work.
公司为她的额外工作提供了一小笔报酬。
She spent months helping the project without any recompense.
她花了几个月时间帮助这个项目，却没有任何报酬。
In recompense for his help, we invited him to dinner.
为了报答他的帮助，我们邀请他吃了晚饭。
名词用法，意为“作为对…的报偿”，较正式。
He gave her a watch in recompense for her kindness.
他送她一块手表作为对她好意的报答。
动词用法，及物动词，后接人，再说明补偿的原因。
The company recompensed the workers for their overtime.
公司因工人加班而补偿了他们。
动词用法，表示“以某物酬谢某人”。
They recompensed him with a generous bonus.
他们给他一笔丰厚的奖金作为报酬。
Not this
The company recompensed him his travel expenses.
Use this
The company recompensed him for his travel expenses.
动词 recompense 的宾语应是人，表示赔偿或酬谢的原因时须用介词 for，即 recompense sb for sth，不是双宾语结构。
Not this
The prize was offered in recompense of his years of service.
Use this
The prize was offered in recompense for his years of service.
名词 recompense 与介词 in 连用时应使用固定搭配 in recompense for，表示“作为……的报酬/赔偿”，不能按中文“的”直译成 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
作为补偿
He helped me move and I took him to dinner in recompense.
他帮我搬家，我请他吃饭作为补偿。
金钱补偿
The airline offered financial recompense to passengers whose flights were cancelled.
航空公司向航班被取消的乘客提供了金钱补偿。
充分的回报
Their hard work deserves adequate recompense.
他们的辛苦工作理应得到充分的回报。
作出补偿
He sent a sincere apology to make recompense for his careless mistake.
他寄去一封真诚的道歉信，为自己的粗心错误作出补偿。
因某事补偿某人
The firm recompensed him for the hours he lost in the delay.
公司为他因延误损失的时间作出了补偿。
作为对……的赔偿；作为对……的酬谢
He gave her a watch in recompense for her help.
他送她一块表作为对她帮助的酬谢。
作出赔偿；给予补偿
The company must make recompense to the victims.
公司必须向受害者作出赔偿。
应得的报酬；合理的补偿
She received due recompense for her work.
她为自己的工作得到了应得的报酬。
不要以恶报恶。
The apostle Paul instructs believers to recompense no one evil for evil.
使徒保罗教导信徒不要以恶报恶。
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想象对方再次（re-）补偿（compense）你，给你报偿或赔偿。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、正式信函、文学叙述 recompense 多用于正式或书面语境，表示报偿或赔偿；日常口语中较少见，更常用 compensation 或 reward。
在读音 /ˈrekəmpens/ 下，recompense 没有常见的押韵词。expense、dispense、suspense 都以 -pense 结尾，是拼写相近的假朋友：它们重音在末音节，读 /spens/，与 recompense 读音不同。compensate 和 pensive 也共享拼写片段，但读音不同。
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