absolution
/ˌæbsəˈluːʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌæbsəˈluːʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌab-sə-ˈlü-shən/ (ame, mw)
absolution — 名詞
1. formal forgiveness for a sin or serious wrong, especially when a priest declares
赦罪；寬赦
尤指宗教中正式赦免罪過
formal forgiveness for a sin or serious wrong, especially when a priest declares after confession that the person is freed from guilt.
Father Ignacio offered absolution after the soldiers confessed their part in the raid.
Ignacio 神父在士兵坦承自己參與那場突襲後，給予他們赦罪。
offer absolution after confession
After years of guilt, Tanvi returned to church seeking absolution.
多年心懷愧疚後，Tanvi 回到教堂尋求赦罪。
seek absolution
The bishop's letter of absolution was read aloud before the Easter service.
主教的赦罪信在復活節禮拜前被大聲宣讀。
In the novel, Yara begs her dying father for absolution.
在小說裡，Yara 懇求垂死的父親寬赦她。
After the confession, Jiwoo found no absolution in the priest's silence.
告解之後，Jiwoo 仍未從神父的沉默裡獲得赦罪。
- forgiveness
broader and more personal; it does not usually suggest a ritual or formal declaration
- pardon
often legal or official, especially when an authority removes punishment
- remission
more formal and often tied to penalties, debts, or punishment rather than spiritual guilt
- condemnation
formal judgment that keeps blame or guilt in place instead of releasing it
- blame
holding someone responsible rather than freeing them from fault
文法句型
seek absolution
grant absolution
absolution for + sin/wrongdoing
words of absolution
用法筆記
Usually appears in serious moral or religious settings, especially after confession. It often goes with verbs like seek, grant, receive, and pronounce. For everyday personal forgiveness, forgiveness or pardon is usually more natural.