“使恢复名誉”常见的英文表达有 restore one's reputation 或 rehabilitate one's reputation 。
restore one's reputation: “restore”有“恢复、使复原”之意,“restore one's reputation”就是“使某人的名誉恢复”,是比较常用且直接的表述。例如:The company took legal action to restore its reputation after the false accusations.(在受到虚假指控后,该公司采取了法律行动来恢复其名誉。)
rehabilitate one's reputation: “rehabilitate”原义是“使康复、使复原”,引申为“使恢复名誉、使重新获得好名声” ,强调通过一系列行动让名誉回到良好状态。例如:It took him years to rehabilitate his reputation after the scandal.(在那场丑闻之后,他花了好几年时间才恢复了名誉 。)