Atonement
[ [ə'təunmənt] ]
出国 Abroad
n. 赎罪, 补偿\\n[法] 补偿, 赎回, 赎罪
📝 例句
make atonement for...
为…赎罪,弥补…
The criminal reformed and promised atonement for his acts.
那罪犯改过自新,保证赎自己的罪过。
We expect the transgressor to make any atonement possible to him.
我们期待犯了过失的人有可能做到的赎罪行为。
May God accept my atonement in the preservation of these two existences!"
愿上帝把我所救的两条性命记在我的账上”
They be still trying to make some sort of atonement and reparation
他们仍在努力作出某些补偿
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
atonement
n
1 [C, U] (fml 文) act of atoning 补偿（过失）; 赔礼; 赔罪; 谢罪
He sent her some flowers in atonement for his earlier rudeness. 他因自己先前的粗鲁而向她献花赔罪.
2 the Atonement [sing]
the suffering and death of Christ to atone for the sins of mankind 耶稣为替世人赎罪而承受的苦难及其死亡.
🗣️ 情景例句
and I think he believes
而我认为他相信
There is no sense in what he says.
他说的话没有道理。
I'm not sure we can wait that long.
恐怕等不了那么久了。