repay學測 L5KK [riˈpe] ｜ /riˈpeɪ/
償還（借款）·報答；回報好意
學測愛考的還錢報恩動詞
If you repay the money on time, the bank will trust you with a bigger loan next year.
如果你準時償還這筆錢，銀行明年就會願意借你更大筆的貸款。
一個畫面：雙手奉還
伸手借出對方先幫你或借你錢
收下恩惠你接受了金錢或好意
雙手奉還把等值的東西還給對方
義項
借錢奉還C1verb償還（借款）
I borrowed money from my brother, so I need to repay him next month.
我跟哥哥借了錢，所以下個月必須還他。
repay a loanrepay the money
禮物答謝B2verb報答；回報好意
My neighbor took care of my dog while I was away, so I bought her a gift to repay her kindness.
鄰居趁我出門時幫我照顧狗，所以我買禮物回報她的好意。
repay kindnessrepay a favor
片語
repay a loan還清貸款 →把貸款全部還清
repay a favor回報恩情 →用行動回報別人的恩情
你會不會這樣說？
I need to ___ my brother the $50 he lent me. (repay / repair)
看答案
repay
repay 是還錢，repair 是修理，兩字外型相近但意思完全不同。
'I bought her a gift to repay her kindness.' 這裡的 repay 最接近哪個意思？(A) 修理 (B) 回報 (C) 出租
看答案
(B)
此句指用行動回報別人的好意，而非修理或出租。
字族
repayment 償還；還款（名詞）