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Expiate Make Atone Guilt Crimes Giving Money Error

单词 expiate
音标 ['ekspieit]
解释 v.赎罪,补偿
红宝书 【英】 v.赎罪,补偿(to make amends or reparation for; atone for)
【考】 expiate : guilt / correct : error(赎罪消除罪行/改错 消除错误)
【记】 ex+pi(=pious虔诚)+a te→显出虔诚→赎罪
【同】 同根词:piety(虔诚) ; impious(不虔诚的)
【例】 He tried to expiate his crimes by giving money to the church.
字源 expiate (v.)
c.1600 (OED entry has a typographical error in the earliest date), from Latin expiatus, past participle of expiare "to make amends, atone for" (see expiation). Related: Expiable (1560s); expiated; expiating.
不择手段背单词 v. 赎罪; 补偿; 纠正
【例】He tried to expiate his crimes by giving money 他以捐款来赎罪.
【记】ex出, pi = pious(adj 虔诚的)-显出虔诚的态度-赎罪ex出, pi, ate吃: 为了赎罪把pi吃掉!
【参】piety(n 虔诚); impious(adj 不虔诚的)
【类】expiate: guilt = correct: error 赎罪消除罪行 = 改错消除错误guilt: expiation = fatigue: repose 有罪行需要赎罪 = 疲劳需要休息
趣味全助记 【记】源自pity 遗憾,抱歉,后悔,pious 虔诚的,尽责的;ex + pity 出于后悔,遗憾,抱歉来赔偿;ex + piate 音:赔呀,赔偿,补偿
【相关】pity 遗憾,抱歉,后悔,怜悯,同情,piety 虔诚,pious 虔诚的,尽责的, impious 不尊敬的,无信仰的, 不虔诚的

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