indemnity
n 赔偿(物)(in 不+demn+ity→使不受损害→赔偿)
释义2:
indemnity
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◙ (pl. -ies)1. [mass noun] security or protection against a loss or other financial burden• (对损失或其他经济负担的)保障;防止;补偿 »no indemnity will be given for loss of cash. 现金遗失将不给予任何补偿。 security against or exemption from legal responsibility for one's actions• 免除法律责任;赦免 »a deed of indemnity. 免责书。 »[count noun] even warranties and indemnities do not provide complete protection. 甚至保证书和赦免状也不能提供完全的保护。 [count noun] a sum of money paid as compensation, especially a sum exacted by a victor in war as one condition of peace• (尤指战胜国提出的)赔款,补偿金【语源】
1. late Middle English: from French indemnite, from late Latin indemnitas, from indemnis 'unhurt, free from loss'
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