| 单词 | redeeming |
| 释义 | redeeming (once / 2838 pages) adj A redeeming characteristic is one that counteracts or corrects something negative. If you can only think of one good thing about your next door neighbor, for example, that one thing is her redeeming quality. Your grandpa may be a difficult person who constantly criticizes you and complains about life. If, however, he makes the best chocolate chip cookies you've ever tasted, you can say that cookie baking is his redeeming quality. And if your dog is truly odd-looking, not cute at all except for her long ears, those ears are her one redeeming physical trait — they're the positive thing that balances out all the negatives. WORD FAMILYredeeming: redeemingly+/deem: deemed, deeming, deems, redeem/irredeemable: irredeemably/redeem: redeemable, redeemed, redeemer, redeeming, redeems, redemption, redemptive, redemptory/redeemable: irredeemable, unredeemable/redeemed: unredeemed/redeemer: redeemers/redemption: redemptional, redemptions/redemptive: redemptively/unredeemable: unredeemably/unredeemed: unredeemedly USAGE EXAMPLESFeldman reaped a big profit by redeeming the food stamps with the federal government at full value. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) In many ways, Mr. Parker’s film is the redeeming antithesis of Styron’s novel. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) The fact that the diktats will be issued by the first career businessman to occupy the Oval Office is ironic but in no way redeeming. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) 1adj compensating for some fault or defect the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity Syn good having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified 2adj bringing about salvation or redemption from sin redemptive (or redeeming) love Syn redemptive, saving good morally admirable |
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