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词汇 expiate
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expiate

Word family adjectiveexpiableexpiatorynounexpiationexpiatorverbexpiate
ex·pi·ate /ˈekspieɪt/ verb [transitiveT]  
formalCHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT to show you are sorry for something you have done wrong by accepting your punishment willingly, or trying to do something to improve what you did 为〔做错事而〕甘愿受罚;弥补
 She expiated her crime by becoming a nun.
她出家以赎罪。
expiation /ˌekspiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]
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Origin expiate
(1500-1600) Latin past participle of expiare, from pius; → PIOUS
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