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单词 expiation
释义 ex·pi·a·tion
\ˌekspēˈāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English expiacioun, from Latin expiation-, expiatio, from expiatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of making atonement : the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty
 < the tree remains a symbol of agony and expiation — P.B.Sears >
2. : the means by which atonement is made : something done as an act of atonement
 < the payment of money was ever welcomed as the ready expiation of crime — J.A.Froude >
ex·pi·a·tion·al \|ekspē|āshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective
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