Expiate
[ 'ɛkspɪet ]
出国 Abroad
vt. <正>为（所犯罪过）接受惩罚，赎（罪）;
📝 例句
expiate oneself
赎罪, 偿罪expiatesin[acrime]赎罪
expiate one's sins by acts of penance.
用自我惩罚来补偿自己的罪恶
Even death would not expiate all his crimes.
死有余辜。
not be able to expiate the disaster
无法避开这一灾祸
Now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows.
现在我将在绞刑架上赎我一切的罪过。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ex-前缀“出”,pi-pious虔诚的:显出虔诚的态度→赎罪
※ ex-前缀“出”,pi-拼音“屁”,ate吃:为了赎罪把pi吃掉!
📖 牛津释义
expiate
v[Tn]
(fml 文) accept punishment for (wrong one has done) and do something to show one is sorry; make up for 为（所犯罪过）受罚及补偿; 赎（罪）; 抵偿
expiate one's sin/a crime/one's guilt 赎罪.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ekspieit]vt. 补偿, 赎vi. 抵偿, 赎罪【法】 补偿, 为而受罚, 赎罪
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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In Thailand we greet strangers as long lost friends.
在泰国我们跟陌生人像失去联络好久的老朋友一样打招呼。
You can't have it both ways.
你不能兼而有之。
Do you have to feed plants like you feed chickens? Or do they grow up by themselves?
你得要像喂小鸡那样去喂幼苗吗？还是它们自己长大呢？