| 单词 | atonement |
| 释义 | atonement (ətoʊnmənt ) uncountable noun If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry. [formal] He is working for the world's poor as a personal atonement for his part in the war. [+ for] True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong. Synonyms: amends, payment, compensation, satisfaction Collocations: act of atonement I mean to destroy the Phaeton, and in this act of atonement to hasten the removal of the anti-ice curse from Earth. ANTI-ICE (2001) As a pilgrimage of humility, as the beginning of an act of atonement. VALENTINE PONTIFEX (2001) The liturgy recapitulates the brokenness and healing that is exemplified in the act of atonement. The Times Literary Supplement (2017) |
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