名詞 compensation:

1. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors
3. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
   同義詞：recompense

1. He prejudiced his claim by demanding too much compensation.
   他索賠過高反而使他的要求無法實現(xiàn)。
2. She is still pressing her claim for compensation.
   她仍然堅持要求賠償。
3. He didn't get any compensation because his insurance policy had lapsed.
   他因保險單失效未得任何補償。
4. Compensation of injured workers has cost the company a lot.
   公司花了一大筆錢賠償受傷的工人。
5. My job is hard, but it has its compensation.
   我的工作雖苦，但也有所補償。

com.pen.sa.tion

n.Abbr. comp.（名詞）縮寫 comp.
The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.
補償：補償?shù)男袨榛虮谎a償?shù)臓顟B(tài)
Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.
賠償：作為支付或補償給出或接受的某物（例如金錢），如對服務(wù)或損失
Biology The increase in size or activity of one part of an organism or organ that makes up for the loss or dysfunction of another.
【生物學(xué)】 代償作用：生物體或器官的一部分在尺寸或活力上的增加，彌補另一部分的損失或機能失調(diào)
Psychology Behavior that develops either consciously or unconsciously to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality or physical ability.
【心理學(xué)】 補償行為：有意識或無意識地發(fā)展的行為，以抵消實際或想象的缺點，如在個性或身體能力上

【引伸】
com.pensa.tional
adj.（形容詞）