redemption

redemption
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
    (从罪恶、过失或邪恶中)拯救,救赎;被拯救,被救赎
    God's plans for the redemption of his world.
    上帝拯救世界的计划。
    ■[in sing.](figurative)a thing that saves someone from error or evil
    (喻)(从过失或罪恶中)拯救人的事物
    his marginalization from the Hollywood jungle proved to be his redemption.
    事后证明他在好莱坞残酷竞争中被边缘化实际上是救了他。
  2. the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt
    (付款或还债后)赎回;重获
    ■(archaic)the action of buying one's freedom
    (古)(对自由的)赎回,赎买
常用词组
beyond (或 past) redemption
  1. (of a person or thing) too bad to be improved or saved
    不可救药的;无法挽回的
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin redemptio(n-), from redimere 'buy back' (see redeem)
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