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atonement

UK //əˈtəʊnmənt//US //əˈtoʊnmənt//

词源

源自中古英语 'at-one-ment',字面意思是‘成为一体’,后演变为表示‘和解’或‘赎罪’的意思。

noun

❶ 指通过某种行为或补偿来弥补过错或罪行,常用于宗教或道德语境中,表示赎罪或和解的过程。

“He made atonement for his mistakes by volunteering at the shelter.”

(他通过在收容所做义工来弥补自己的过错。)

“The ritual was performed as an act of atonement.”

(举行这个仪式是为了赎罪。)

同义词:reparation, redemption, penance

常见短语

Day of Atonement — 指犹太教中的赎罪日,是犹太人一年中最神圣的日子之一,用于忏悔和赎罪。

“Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of Atonement in Judaism.”

(赎罪日在犹太教中也被称为Yom Kippur。)