• vt. 贖罪；補償
• vi. 贖罪；補償

ex-, 向外，此處表強調。-pi, 虔誠，彌補，詞源同pity, pious. 原指宗教上的虔誠，彌補過失， 請求神的原諒。后詞義通用化。

expiate

expiate: see pious

expiate (v.)

c. 1600 (OED 2nd ed. print entry has a typographical error in the earliest date), from Latin expiatus, past participle of expiare "to make amends, atone for" (see expiation). Related: Expiable (1560s); expiated; expiating.

1. He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.

他有認錯和贖罪的機會。

來自《權威詞典》

2. Even death would not expiate all his crimes.

死有余辜.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. Now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows.

現在我將在絞刑架上贖我一切的罪過.

來自辭典例句

4. He tried to expiate his crimes by giving money to the church.

他以捐款給教會來贖罪.

來自互聯網

5. I do not wish to expiate, but to live.

我不想贖罪, 只想生活.

來自互聯網