expiate
UK/'ekspieit/US
GREC2
释义
v.
To atone for a sin, crime, or wrongdoing through a costly or self-sacrificing act
通过付出代价或自我牺牲来赎（罪）、弥补（过错）
词根拆分
词根派生ex-出自，前任
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pi赎罪，弥补
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-ate使成为，具有
=expiate
ex-（出）+ pi（源自 pius 虔诚）+ -ate（动词后缀）= “用虔诚之举把罪逐出”。对古罗马人而言，expiation 是涤清冒犯神明之罪的仪式或献祭。这个词保留了那份分量：expiate 不只是道歉，而是真正付出代价去弥补，直到错误被彻底洗清。
使用指南
正式、文学语域，日常口语极少用。宾语通常是分量重的道德名词：expiate a sin / a crime / guilt / one's wrongdoing（赎罪、弥补罪行、消除内疚）。小错误不用 expiate，改用 apologize for 或 make up for。
例句
- 1.
He spent years doing charity work to expiate the guilt of his past.
他做了多年慈善，以赎清过去的罪责。
- 2.
No amount of money could expiate the harm he had caused.
再多的钱也无法弥补他造成的伤害。
- 3.
In the old myth, the hero must expiate his crime before the gods relent.
在古老的神话里，英雄必须先赎罪，众神才肯息怒。