| 单词 | expiate |
| 释义 | expiate verb[T] formaluk/ˈek.spi.eɪt/us/ˈek.spi.eɪt/to show that you aresorryforbadbehaviourby doing something oracceptingpunishment: 赎（罪）；补偿；弥补to expiate acrime/sin抵罪／赎罪 Making & accepting apologies
Examplesofexpiateexpiate At every moment for the rest of eternity there will be sin that has not been expiated, wrongs that have not been vindicated. From theCambridge English Corpus The assertion that known sin should be expiated publicly for the edification of those injured by the sin is certainly consonant with traditional calls for public penance. From theCambridge English Corpus Thrift is treated as a crime, to be expiated by large and repeated fines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Under ordinary circumstances, when crime is detected and proved, the person who has committed the crime has toexpiateit for a term prescribed judicially. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the first place, it is grossly unfair to prisoners who loyally implement andexpiatethe consequences of their crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We speak of the discharged prisoner as having "expiated his crime"; as having "paid the price" of his misdeeds, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He declared that all guilt had to be expiated on earth, and he meant in this world here on this earth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is because they believe honestly that an erring people mustexpiate, and therefore interest rates must rise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We need to find some way of allowing people toexpiatethe acts that they have committed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What does he mean by the words "loyallyexpiatetheir sentences"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am here toexpiatemy own sin of not paying the necessary attention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the felon mayexpiatehis crime and become a reformed individual. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In that way they feel that theyexpiateany pangs of conscience that they may suffer for enjoying an extremely comfortable life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one whose opinion is worth considering ought as a matter of moral necessity toexpiatehis wrong by suffering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He believes that in his willingness to suffer the penalty of the crime which he has committed he has expiated that crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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