atonement

英 /ə'təʊnmənt/ 美 /əˈtonmənt/

★★★★中高频词

中文释义

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

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。
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.
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。