• vt. 贖罪；補(bǔ)償
• vi. 贖罪；補(bǔ)償

ex-, 向外，此處表強(qiáng)調(diào)。-pi, 虔誠(chéng)，彌補(bǔ)，詞源同pity, pious. 原指宗教上的虔誠(chéng)，彌補(bǔ)過(guò)失， 請(qǐng)求神的原諒。后詞義通用化。

expiate

expiate: see pious

expiate (v.)

c. 1600 (OED 2nd ed. print 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.

1. He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.

他有認(rèn)錯(cuò)和贖罪的機(jī)會(huì)。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. Even death would not expiate all his crimes.

死有余辜.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. Now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows.

現(xiàn)在我將在絞刑架上贖我一切的罪過(guò).

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. He tried to expiate his crimes by giving money to the church.

他以捐款給教會(huì)來(lái)贖罪.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. I do not wish to expiate, but to live.

我不想贖罪, 只想生活.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)