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expiation

/ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

赎罪，补偿，抵偿。

An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.

Examples :

"After accidentally breaking her neighbor's window, Maria offered to pay for the repairs as an act of expiation. "
玛丽亚不小心打破了邻居的窗户后，主动提出支付修理费，以此来赎罪。
religion guilt moral theology

Related Words

Illustration failing

failing verb

/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

失败，不及格

"Throughout my life, I have always failed."

我这一辈子，总是以失败告终。

Illustration atonement

atonement noun

/əˈtoʊnmənt/

补偿，赎罪.

"After arguing with her sister, Sarah sought atonement by buying her a thoughtful gift. "

莎拉和妹妹吵架后，为了弥补姐妹关系，她买了一份贴心的礼物来向妹妹赎罪。

Illustration breaking

breaking verb

/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/

断裂，破碎.

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

如果花瓶掉到地上，它可能会摔碎。

Illustration accidentally

accidentally adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

偶然地，意外地

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

他发现青霉素，很大程度上是偶然发生的。

Illustration washing

washing verb

/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɔʃɪŋ/

洗涤，清洗。

"Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans."

洗碗机洗碗比大多数人手洗效率高得多。

Illustration wrongdoing

wrongdoing verb

/ɹɒŋˈduːɪŋ/

做错事，犯错。

"The student was caught wrongdoing on the test, so the teacher gave him a zero. "

这个学生考试作弊被抓住了，所以老师给了他零分。

Illustration expiating

expiating verb

/ˈɛkspiˌeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɛkspiˌeɪɾɪŋ/

赎罪，补偿.

"He spent the afternoon volunteering at the animal shelter, hoping to be expiating his earlier neglect of his own dog. "

他下午去动物收容所做义工，希望以此来赎罪，弥补之前对自家狗狗的疏忽。

Illustration repairs

repairs noun

/rɪˈpɛrz/ /rəˈpɛrz/

修理，修缮

"I took the car to the workshop for repair."

我把车开到修理厂去修理了。

Illustration offered

offered verb

/ˈɑfɚd/ /ˈɒfəd/ /ˈɔfɚd/

提出，提议。

"She offered to help with her homework."

她主动提出帮她做作业。

Illustration neighbor

neighbor noun

/ˈneɪbər/

邻居，街坊。

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

我的邻居养了两只吵闹的猫。

Illustration letting

letting verb

/ˈlɛtɪŋ/

允许，准许

"After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in."

他敲了几个小时的门后，我决定让他进来。

Illustration stripping

stripping verb

/ˈstrɪpɪŋ/

剥去，去除。

"Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair."

诺姆会先把椅子上的旧清漆剥掉，然后再重新刷漆。