atonement

释义

n.

赎罪, 弥补

n.

弥补

n.

赎罪；补偿，弥补

n.

赎罪， 弥补过失

常用短语 1 组

make atonement for

赎(罪)；弥补(过失、过错等)

在例句中理解 2 句

1. 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，他住进修道院以示赎罪。

2. What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent?

   我们必须发明什么样的弥补仪式和神圣游戏？