expiate
意味: To make amends for wrongdoing or guilt; to atone for a sin, crime, or transgression through suffering, punishment, or reparation.
Expiate carries strong religious and moral overtones, originating in the concept of purifying oneself through sacrifice or penance. In modern usage it appears in literary, legal, and journalistic contexts to describe the process of making up for past wrongs. Unlike 'apologise,' which is verbal, expiate implies concrete action or suffering. It collocates with 'guilt,' 'sins,' 'crimes,' and 'past wrongs,' and the noun form 'expiation' is equally common in formal prose.
例文
- The former executive spent his retirement volunteering in deprived communities, as though trying to expiate years of corporate excess. 那位前高管退休后在贫困社区做志愿者,仿佛试图为多年的企业奢靡赎罪。El antiguo directivo dedicó su jubilación al voluntariado en comunidades desfavorecidas, como si intentase expiar años de excesos empresariales.その元幹部は退職後、恵まれない地域でのボランティア活動に従事した。まるで長年の企業の放縦を償おうとしているかのようだった。그 전직 임원은 은퇴 후 빈곤 지역에서 봉사 활동에 전념했다. 마치 수년간의 기업적 방종을 속죄하려는 듯했다.
- No amount of charitable giving can fully expiate the damage inflicted on the environment by decades of industrial pollution. 无论多少慈善捐赠都无法完全弥补数十年工业污染对环境造成的损害。Ningún donativo benéfico puede expiar plenamente el daño infligido al medio ambiente por décadas de contaminación industrial.どれだけ慈善活動に寄付しても、数十年にわたる産業汚染が環境に与えた被害を完全に償うことはできない。아무리 많은 자선 기부를 해도 수십 년에 걸친 산업 오염이 환경에 입힌 피해를 온전히 속죄할 수는 없다.
- The novel explores whether it is truly possible to expiate the sins of one generation through the sacrifices of the next. 这部小说探讨了一代人的罪孽是否真的可以通过下一代人的牺牲来赎偿。La novela explora si es realmente posible expiar los pecados de una generación mediante los sacrificios de la siguiente.その小説は、一世代の罪を次の世代の犠牲によって本当に償うことができるのかを探求している。그 소설은 한 세대의 죄를 다음 세대의 희생으로 진정 속죄할 수 있는지를 탐구한다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: academic, general
トーン: serious
起源と歴史
From Latin expiare (to atone for, purify), from ex- (completely) and piare (to propitiate, appease), from pius (pious, dutiful). Entered English in the late 16th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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