atonement
[əˈtonmənt]
n.
弥补;
赎罪;
(神与人的)调和;
(常大写)(耶稣的苦难和死促成的)上帝与人的和好;
例句:
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True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong.
真正的内疚表现为愿意弥补所犯的过错。
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He's living in a monastery in a gesture of atonement for human rights abuses committed under his leadership.
为了弥补自己当权时对人权的践踏,他以出家来谢罪。
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We expect the transgressor to make any atonement possible to him.
我们期待犯了过失的人有可能做到的赎罪行为.
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It is not entirely clear how this atonement worked.
来自NEWYORKER
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The relationship of the God-man to the atonement is inescapable.
来自WSJ
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There was no mention of Bourne's atonement.
来自NEWYORKER