indemnify

vt. 赔偿, 补偿, 保护, 保障 [经] 赔偿

发音

US /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/
AU /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/

词形变化

indemnifies 三单 indemnifying 现在分词 indemnified 过去式 indemnified 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To secure against loss or damage; to insure.

    The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out.

  2. 2.

    To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.

    赔偿

    补偿

    法律
  3. 1.

    to hurt, to harm

    废旧 罕用

    1583, Thomas Stocker's translation of A tragicall historie of the troubles and ciuile warres of the lowe Countries, i. 63a He... did not belieue that his Maiestie by this occasion coulde any way be endemnified.

    1593, Thomas Lodge, Life & Death of William Long Beard, E ij What harme the Rhodians haue doone thee, that thou so much indemnifiest them?

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

repair compensate recompense

上位词 4

pay cover insure underwrite

下位词 1

give

词源

From indemn (“unhurt”) + -ify (forming verbs)

来源：wiktionary