late 14c., "a means of healing or restoring health; renewing of something lost," from Old French restoration (Modern French restauration) and directly from Late Latin restorationem (nominative restoratio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin restaurare (see restore).
Mid-15c. as "the repairing of a building;" c. 1500 as "a restoring to a former state." With a capital R-, in reference to the reestablishment of the English monarchy under Charles II in 1660, from 1718. As a period in English theater, attested from 1898. In French history, it refers to 1814. An earlier word in this sense was restauration (late 14c.), from French.
雙語例句
1. The restoration took almost 4,000 man-hours over four years.
修復工作歷時4年，耗費近4,000工時。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They were committed to the eventual restoration of a traditional monarchy.
他們致力于傳統君主政體的最終恢復。
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3. His visit is expected to lead to the restoration of diplomatic relations.
人們期待他的出訪會恢復外交關系。
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4. He urged the restoration of hanging and flogging.
他敦促恢復絞刑和鞭笞刑罰。
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5. I specialized in the restoration of old houses.