expiate

expiate
[ˈɛkspɪeɪt]
verb

[with obj.]atone for (guilt or sin)
赎（罪）；抵（罪）
their sins must be expiated by sacrifice.
他们的罪过必须用祭品来赎。

派生
expiable
adjective
expiation
noun
expiator
noun
expiatory
[ˈɛkspɪət(ə)ri, ˌɛkspɪˈeɪt(ə)ri]
adjective
语源

late 16th cent. (in the sense 'end (rage, sorrow, etc.) by suffering it to the full'): from Latin expiat- 'appeased by sacrifice', from the verb expiare, from ex- 'out' + piare (from pius 'pious')

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