atonement
美音:
[ə´təunmənt
]英音:
[ə´təunmənt
]n.赎罪,弥补
难易程度:
atonement为短语/超纲词汇
近义词, 同义词
atonement
n
1 [C, U] (fml 文) act of atoning 补偿(过失); 赔礼; 赔罪; 谢罪
*He sent her some flowers in atonement for his earlier rudeness. 他因自己先前的粗鲁而向她献花赔罪.
2 the Atonement [sing] the suffering and death of Christ to atone for the sins of mankind 耶稣为替世人赎罪而承受的苦难及其死亡.
atonement
n [singular, U]formal
something you do to show that you are sorry for having done something wrong
atonement for
The priest is a representative of his people, making atonement for their sin.