零食美味英文词典

expiate

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈek.spi.eɪt]
  • 美式音标 [ˈek.spi.eɪt]
  • 国际音标 ['ekspieit]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt.为（所犯罪过）接受惩罚，赎（罪）

词根记忆

  • ex(加强) + pi(神圣的) + ate→使变得非常神圣→补偿
  • ex(出) + pi(=pious，虔诚) + ate→虔诚地拿出→补偿

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    expiatory：赎罪的；补偿的。
  • n性质的同根词
    expiation：补偿；赎罪。

英汉例句

  • He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
    他有认错和赎罪的机会。
  • Even death would not expiate all his crimes.
    死有余辜.
  • Now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows.
    现在我将在绞刑架上赎我一切的罪过.
  • He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
    他有认错和赎罪的机会。
  • Even death would not expiate all his crimes.
    死有余辜.

词组短语

    短语

  • Capacitance expiate 电容补偿
  • atone expiate 赎罪
  • expiate sin 赎罪
  • expiate e 赎罪
  • expiate a crime 认罪

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing something or accepting punishment

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you expiate guilty feelings or bad behaviour, you do something to indicate that you are sorry for what you have done.
  • expiation