amends
amends — 名詞
1. Something good you do for someone you have mistreated, meant to express regret a
賠罪
以行動向人道歉，修補關係
Something good you do for someone you have mistreated, meant to express regret and restore goodwill between you.
Zola made amends to her sister by cooking dinner after forgetting her birthday.
Zola 忘記姊姊的生日後，煮了晚餐向她道歉補償。
make amends to [person] by [doing something]
The politician's effort to make amends came too late — the voters no longer trusted him.
那位政治人物賠罪的動作來得太晚，選民已不再信任他。
After spreading the rumor, Andrew made amends by apologizing and helping his colleague.
Andrew 在散布謠言後，以道歉和協助同事的方式賠罪。
make amends by [action]
To make amends for missing the meeting, the team brought breakfast for everyone.
為了彌補缺席會議的過錯，團隊替大家帶了早餐。
make amends for [mistake]
Imran knew a sincere apology was the way to make amends for his rude remark.
Imran 知道誠摯的道歉是為他失言賠罪的方式。
- make amends to [someone]
- make amends for [wrongdoing]
- attempt to make amends
- way to make amends
- apology
focuses on saying sorry in words, while 'amends' emphasizes doing something good
- atonement
more formal and religious in tone; suggests making up for a serious moral wrong
- reparation
formal term for repairing harm; often used in legal or political contexts
文法句型
make amends
make amends to [person] for [wrongdoing]
用法筆記
Always used as part of the fixed phrase 'make amends'. The word 'amends' has no singular form — 'an amend' is incorrect.
常見錯誤
2. Financial payment given to make up for harm suffered or for something valuable t
賠償
對所受損害或損失的金錢補償
Financial payment given to make up for harm suffered or for something valuable that was damaged or taken.
The court ordered the company to make amends by paying the workers two million dollars.
法院命令該公司以支付員工兩百萬美元的方式賠償。
make amends by [paying amount] to [recipient]
After the accident, the insurance company made amends by paying for the damage to Nora's car.
事故發生後，保險公司以負擔 Nora 車子的維修費作為賠償。
make amends by [paying for damage]
The landlord made amends for the flooded apartment by refunding three months of Dahlia's rent.
房東退還 Dahlia 三個月的租金，作為公寓淹水的賠償。
After her suitcase was lost on a flight, the airline made amends to Naoko by paying for her belongings.
Naoko 的行李在飛機上遺失後，航空公司賠償了她的損失。
make amends to [person] by [paying for loss]
The construction company made amends to the homeowners by replacing the windows cracked during the renovation.
建築公司為裝修期間窗戶破裂的屋主更換窗戶，作為賠償。
- make amends to [someone] for [loss]
- make amends by [action]
- order to make amends
- compensation
more general term for anything given to make up for loss; 'amends' is slightly less common in everyday speech
- restitution
formal legal term for returning something to its rightful state or owner
- damages
legal term for money awarded by a court for harm or loss
文法句型
make amends for [loss]
make amends to [person] by [action]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in legal and insurance contexts. Unlike Sense 1 (APOLOGETIC ACTION), this sense focuses on financial restitution rather than personal gestures of regret.