| 词汇 | expiated |
| 释义 | expiated past simple and past participle ofexpiate expiate verb[ T ] formaluk /ˈek.spi.eɪt/ us /ˈek.spi.eɪt/ to show that you are sorry for bad behaviour by doing something or accepting punishment: 赎（罪）;补偿;弥补 to expiate a crime/sin抵罪／赎罪 Making & accepting apologies amends apologetically apologize atone for something atonement bygone conciliatory crawl crawl back (to someone)idiom excuse forgive penance repent resolve your differences shred sink sink your differencesidiom solatium sorry to bother you soz Related wordexpiation Examples of expiatedexpiated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. At every moment for the rest of eternity there will be sin that has not been expiated, wrongs that have not been vindicated. The assertion that known sin should be expiated publicly for the edification of those injured by the sin is certainly consonant with traditional calls for public penance. Thrift is treated as a crime, to be expiated by large and repeated fines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We speak of the discharged prisoner as having "expiated his crime"; as having "paid the price" of his misdeeds, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He declared that all guilt had to be expiated on earth, and he meant in this world here on this earth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He believes that in his willingness to suffer the penalty of the crime which he has committed he has expiated that crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should not be released until they have expiated their crimes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have expiated their crimes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All done as a token political gesture—like medieval witch burning—so that other members of the committee controlling our exports can feel that our guilt has been expiated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This poor woman committed a crime which she would have expiated in the ordinary way by penal servitude if the law had not been allowed to fall into disrepute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the payment is received within the time allowed, the offence will be expiated, written off, and no inquiries will be made to discover who was liable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think this man has more than expiated his crime. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unlike prodigies, bad omens were never expiated by public rites but could be reinterpreted, redirected or otherwise averted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The minor prodigies were duly expiated with lesser victims. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These include the poet's coming to terms with a sense of artistic failure, and jealousies and hatreds that must be faced and expiated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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