expiate

IPA/ˈekspieɪt/
KK[ˈɛkspiˌet]IPA/ˈekspieɪt/

expiate — 動詞

  • expiatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • expiateshe / she / it
  • expiatedpast simple
  • expiating-ing form

1. to make up for a past wrongdoing by taking action or accepting the consequences,

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

贖罪；彌補

透過行動或承受後果來彌補過錯

to make up for a past wrongdoing by taking action or accepting the consequences, so that the harm is acknowledged and resolved

例句

After years of service, Matthew hoped he had fully expiated his crime in the eyes of the court.

經過多年的服務，Matthew 希望自己已經在法庭面前完全贖清了自己的罪行。

collocation: expiate a crime

Indra tried to expiate his past mistakes by dedicating his whole career to helping refugees.

Indra 試圖將整個職業生涯奉獻給幫助難民，以此彌補他過去所犯的錯誤。

expiate + past mistakes; purpose clause with 'by...'

常見搭配
  • expiate a sin
  • expiate a crime
  • expiate one's guilt
  • expiate an offence
  • expiate a wrong
  • expiate past mistakes
  • fully expiate
  • truly expiate
同義詞
  • atone for

    very close in meaning and formality; often used in moral or religious contexts, e.g. 'atone for one's sins'

  • make amends for

    similar meaning but more common in everyday language; focuses on repairing a relationship rather than satisfying a moral debt

  • redeem oneself for

    emphasises restoring one's own moral standing or reputation rather than resolving the wrong itself

  • make up for

    less formal, broader meaning; can apply to minor faults or even non-moral shortcomings

反義詞
  • compound

    to make a problem or wrong worse, rather than resolving it

  • worsen

    general opposite — to increase the harm instead of repairing it

文法句型

expiate + [wrongdoing]

用法筆記

Frequently used in formal, literary, or religious contexts. The object must be a wrongdoing, sin, guilt, crime, offence, or harm — never the person wronged (you cannot 'expiate someone'; you expiate the wrong done to them).

常見錯誤

She wanted to expiate her friend after the argument.
She wanted to expiate the harm she had caused her friend after the argument.
'expiate' takes the wrongdoing as its object, not the person affected.

同根字

  • expiation
    名詞C1
  • expiatory
    形容詞C2

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常用片語

  • seek to expiate
  • attempt to expiate
  • help expiate

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