| 词汇 | expiatory |
| 释义 | expiatory adjective religion formal or specializeduk /ˈek.spi.ə.tər.i/ us /ˈek.spi.ə.tɔːr.i/ done or offered as a way of showing that you are sorry for bad behaviour: The plant was used in expiatory sacrifices by the ancient Greeks. There seemed to be something expiatory about his behaviour. Related words expiate expiation The city began to build the expiatory church in the 19th century. The festival first began as an expiatory rite. The king believed in the expiatory power of prayer. He was ordered to perform a number of expiatory acts before being pardoned for his crime. The monks went on an expiatory pilgrimage every year. Making & accepting apologies amends apologetically apologize atone for something atonement beg bury bygone conciliatory crawl crawl back (to someone)idiom forge ahead forgive penance resolve your differences shred sink your differencesidiom solatium sorry to bother you soz |
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