名詞 reparation:

1. compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
2. (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
3. the act of putting something in working order again
   同義詞：repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending
4. something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
   同義詞：amends

rep.a.ra.tion

n.（名詞）
The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired.
修理，修補(bǔ)：修理或修補(bǔ)的行為或過(guò)程或者被修的狀況
The act or process of making amends; expiation.
賠償，補(bǔ)償：進(jìn)行賠償?shù)男袨榛蜻^(guò)程；補(bǔ)償
Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
賠償物；賠償金：為了補(bǔ)償或做賠償而做或支付的東西
reparations Compensation or remuneration required from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage or injury during a war.
reparations 戰(zhàn)敗國(guó)賠款：要求戰(zhàn)敗國(guó)對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間的損失或傷害作出補(bǔ)償?shù)难a(bǔ)償金或賠償金

來(lái)源：
Middle English reparacion
中古英語(yǔ) reparacion
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Late Latin repar3tiô repar3tiôn- [restoration]
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) repar3tiô repar3tiôn- [恢復(fù)]
from Latin repar3tus [past participle of] repar3re [to repair] * see repair
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) repar3tus [] repar3re的過(guò)去分詞 [修理；修復(fù)] *參見(jiàn) repair

<參考詞匯><同義詞>reparation,redress,amends,restitution,indemnityAll of these nouns refer to something given in compensation for loss, suffering, or damage.
這些名詞都可指作為對(duì)損失、苦難或損害的補(bǔ)償而給予的東西。
Reparation implies recompense given to one who has suffered injury, harm, or wrong at the hands of another:
Reparation 指的是給予受到他人的傷害、危害或冤屈的人的補(bǔ)償：
例句：
.reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like future violations. (William Pitt).
.對(duì)我們?cè)趪?guó)內(nèi)的權(quán)利補(bǔ)償以及將來(lái)可能受到的侵犯的保障. （威廉姆·皮特）。

Redress involves setting right what is wrong or providing relief from injustice;the term may imply retaliation or punishment:
Redress 含有糾正冤屈或從不公正中解除的意思；該詞語(yǔ)可有報(bào)復(fù)或懲罰的意思：
例句：
.The people, whose privileges he has invaded, call aloud for redress. (Jane Porter).
.那些其權(quán)利受到他的侵犯的人聲言要他作出賠償. （簡(jiǎn)恩·波特）。

例句：
.There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law. (Abraham Lincoln).
.在暴民法下沒(méi)有一項(xiàng)冤屈是適合平反昭雪的. （亞伯拉罕·林肯）。

Amends, less forceful thanredress, usually implies the giving of satisfaction for a minor grievance or lesser injury:
Amends， 語(yǔ)義比redress 稍弱， 通常指的是對(duì)較小的冤屈或傷害作出滿意的補(bǔ)償：
例句：
How can I make amends for losing my temperô
我怎樣才能對(duì)我的發(fā)脾氣作出補(bǔ)償呢？

Restitution is the restoration of something taken illegally or its equivalent:
Restitution 指的是使被非法取走的東西或類似的情況恢復(fù)原狀：
例句：
.He attempted to enforce the restitution of the Roman lands and cities. (George P.R. James).
.他試圖強(qiáng)行恢復(fù)羅馬的土地和城市. （喬治·P.R.詹姆士）。

Indemnity implies reimbursement for loss or damage sustained:
Indemnity 指的是對(duì)已遭受的損失或損害的補(bǔ)償：
例句：
The innocent victims of the riot demanded indemnity for the lawless violence to which they had been subjected.
暴亂中的無(wú)辜受害者要求對(duì)他們所遭受的非法侵犯作出賠償