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单词 atonement
释义
atonement
noun[U]
formal
uk
/əˈtəʊn.mənt/us
/əˈtoʊn.mənt/
something that you do to show that you aresorryfor somethingbadthat you did:
赎（罪）；弥补，补偿（过错）
He said thatyounghooligansshould docommunityserviceas atonementfortheircrimes.他说，小流氓应该通过参加社区服务的方式赎过。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making & accepting apologies
  • afraid
  • apologetically
  • apologize
  • atone forsomething
  • bury the hatchetidiom
  • conciliatory
  • crawl back (tosomeone)idiom
  • cutsomeonesome slackidiom
  • excuse
  • expiate
  • forgivable
  • forgiving
  • pardonable
  • peace
  • plead
  • remission
  • repent
  • sink
  • takesomethingback
  • turn the other cheekidiom
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(Definition ofatonementfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofatonement

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We can do so by exploring a little more closely the sort ofatonementrelevant in the case of a failure merely in intention.
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So there is no need for additional reparation, and the satisfaction theory of theatonementis otiose.
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Seymour cannot escape the need for a vicariousatonementin order to meet the demands of justice.
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In this conceptualisation, the purge acted as a means ofatonementthat would redeem not only the transgressor but the entire community.
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It can be situated within a romantic sensibility of landscape and represents a qualitative consciousness ofatonementand reconciliation of architecture with the land.
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For perfect removal of guilt, the wrongdoer must makeatonementand be forgiven by the victim.
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Perhaps the onlyatonementor amends to the victims is this commitment and assurance.
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Its traditional stress on biblical authority and substitutionaryatonementdid not slacken.
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I shall label this alternative theory the merit theory of theatonement.
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If we choose not to makeatonementfor hurting others in the only relevant way - namely directly to them - we must live with this failure.
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Ifatonementcould not blot out the feeling of guilt, forgetfulness might.
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Inevitably, the day of nationalatonementalways provides a foil for the day of national joy, and vice versa.
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The thesis that moral faith must take precedence over the historical knowledge of theatonementemphasizes that which is in our power.
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From eternity, in effect, the demands of justice have been met without the need for a vicariousatonement.
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Through penance comes redemption, but withoutatonementthe relationships will always be skewed.
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