摘要：“Reimburse”源自中古法语“reimbourser”，由“re-”和“imbourser”组成，其中“re-”表示“再次”或“返回”，“imbourser”来自“en”和“bourse”（钱包）。因此，“reimburse”一词的本义是指将钱款返还到钱
reimburse
英 [ˌriːɪm'bɜːs] 美 [ˌriːɪm'bɜːrs]
vt.偿还；报销
“Reimburse”源自中古法语“reimbourser”，由“re-”和“imbourser”组成，其中“re-”表示“再次”或“返回”，“imbourser”来自“en”和“bourse”（钱包）。因此，“reimburse”一词的本义是指将钱款返还到钱包中，引申为偿还或补偿某人先前的花费或损失。
◉外刊例句
① 《华尔街日报》（The Wall Street Journal）, 2024-10-25
The company agreed to reimburse employees for their travel expenses.
公司同意为员工的差旅费用进行报销。
② 《金融时报》（Financial Times）, 2024-11-10
Consumers are demanding that retailers reimburse them for faulty products.
消费者要求零售商为有缺陷的产品进行赔偿。
◉经典名著
① 《悲惨世界》（Les Misérables）, 维克多·雨果, 1862
Jean Valjean was determined to reimburse the bishop for the money he had taken.
让·瓦尔让决心偿还他从主教那里拿走的钱。
② 《小妇人》（Little Women）, 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特, 1868
Jo asked for reimbursement for the money she had spent on the theater tickets.
乔要求报销她为戏票花费的钱。
◉Usage Examples
(1) We will reimburse the customer for any loss or damage.
(2) The company will reimburse you for travel expenses.
(3) All expenses will be reimbursed to you.
(1) 我们将赔偿顾客所受到的一切损失和损害。
(2) 公司会为你报销差旅费。
(3) 一切费用都能给你报销。
◉Usage Notes
If you buy a basketball for your school team with your own money, and you ask your coach to reimburse you, you are asking him to pay you back. To reimburse is to compensate for an expense or loss.
The person who collects money at a college is the bursar, a purse is where you store money, and reimburse means to pay money back. All three of these words share the Latin root bursa 'moneybag.' If you want to be paid back for overpaid tuition, ask the bursar, Mr. Moneybags, to reimburse you from the schools purse.
1. [VERB 动词]补偿；赔偿；向…偿付 If you reimburse someone for something, you pay them back the money that they have spent or lost because of it. [V n for n] [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
I'll be happy to reimburse you for any expenses you might have incurred...
我将很乐意赔偿您所发生的任何费用。
The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure.
这项基金将在保险公司不能偿付的情况下对投保人进行赔付。
来源：学无用的英语