rehabilitate

UK //ˌriː.həˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt//US //ˌriː.həˈbɪl.ə.teɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'rehabilitare'，由 're-'（重新）和 'habilitare'（使有能力）组成，16世纪进入英语。

❶ 帮助某人恢复健康或正常生活，通常指通过治疗或训练使其从伤病、成瘾或犯罪行为中恢复。

“The center helps to rehabilitate drug addicts through therapy and counseling.”

（该中心通过治疗和咨询帮助吸毒者康复。）

“After his surgery, he spent months rehabilitating his knee.”

（手术后，他花了几个月时间恢复膝盖功能。）

❶ 恢复某人或某事物的声誉或地位，使其重新被接受或认可。

“The biographer tried to rehabilitate the disgraced politician's image.”

（传记作者试图为这位失势的政治家恢复名誉。）

“The new evidence helped to rehabilitate his damaged reputation.”

（新证据有助于修复他受损的声誉。）

同义词:restore, renew, reintegrate, recondition, revitalize

rehabilitate oneself — 通过努力改变行为或形象，重新获得他人或社会的认可。

“After serving his sentence, he worked hard to rehabilitate himself in the community.”

（服刑结束后，他努力在社区中重新树立自己的形象。）