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Atonement 英[ə'Təʊnmənt 美[əˈtonmənt N.弥补;赎罪;(神与人的)调和;(常大写)(耶稣的苦难和死促成的)上帝与人的和好 N Uncount 赎罪;弥补;补偿 Wrong Show

单词 atonement
音标
英[ə'təʊnmənt] 美[əˈtonmənt]
解释
n.弥补;赎罪;(神与人的)调和;(常大写)(耶稣的苦难和死促成的)上帝与人的和好;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
赎罪;弥补;补偿
If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry.
例:He's living in a monastery in a gesture of atonement for human rights abuses committed under his leadership...为了弥补自己当权时对人权的践踏,他以出家来谢罪。
例:True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong.真正的内疚表现为愿意弥补所犯的过错。
变形
verb:atone~

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