| 单词 | amends making |
| 释义 | > as lemmasamends making amends making n. now somewhat rare the action of making amends (see Phrases 1). ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > atonement > [noun] boot971 edbotec1315 amendmentc1325 amendsc1330 assethe1340 enoughbote1340 satisfaction1340 redress1384 menda1400 redemptiona1400 curation?c1400 amends making?a1425 mends-makinga1425 recompensec1425 expiation1482 agreement1526 contentation1535 sythmentc1540 syth1567 atonement-making1587 atonement1611 piation1623 atone1868 ?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 74 Schrifte of mouþe..& amendis makyng. a1450 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Douce 295) v. f. 115v Þane þou makist in þine harpe astryng of the wolfe whiche shal shendyn the harpe of þine lyuynge & distroym it but þou it awey be sorewe of herte shrifte of mouthe & amends makynge. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 904 Satisfaction or amends making..to mine neighbour whome I haue offended. a1660 N. Bacon Hist. & Polit. Disc. Laws & Govt. Eng. (1689) lxiv 133 Edward the first..having expiated the bloudy way of his riotous youth by his Holy War..now he betakes himself to amends making, by Justice in Government. 1860 ‘E. Wetherell’ & ‘A. Lothrop’ Say & Seal II. xix. 250 Dr. Harrison came up with one hand full of a most rare and elegant bunch of hothouse flowers. ‘My amends-making—’ he said as he presented it. 1973 Philos. & Public Affairs 2 383 Why should he pay the cost of the community's amends-making? 2009 R. M. Shapiro Recovery 128 When dealing with making amends we have to make a clear distinction between authentic amends making and apologizing. < as lemmas |
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