[mass noun](formal)release from guilt, obligation, or punishment (正式)(罪责、义务或惩罚的)赦免,免除 ■an ecclesiastical declaration of forgiveness of sins (神职人员)宣布赦罪 the priest had the right to administer absolution. 牧师有权主持宣布赦罪。
语源
Middle English : via Old French from Latin absolutio(n-), from the verb absolvere (see absolve)