“atone”是一个动词,意为“赎罪;补偿;赔偿”,常用于描述为错误、罪行或伤害行为进行弥补的行为。其常见用法包括“atone for sth.”(为某事赎罪/补偿),在句中可作谓语,一般使用主动形式,有时也可用于被动语态(较少见)。
“atone”的基本含义是“赎罪;补偿;赔偿”,强调通过某种行为来弥补之前所犯的错误、造成的伤害或承担的罪责,以达到内心的平衡或获得他人的谅解。例如:
He wanted to atone for his past mistakes.(他想为过去的错误赎罪。)
She felt she needed to atone for the harm she had caused.(她觉得自己需要为造成的伤害进行补偿。)
“atone for sth.”结构:这是“atone”最常见的用法,“for”后面接需要赎罪、补偿或赔偿的具体事物、行为或情况。例如:
The company offered to atone for the environmental damage it had caused.(公司提出要为造成的环境破坏进行赔偿。)
He tried to atone for his neglect of his family by spending more time with them.(他试图通过多花时间陪伴家人来弥补对他们的忽视。)
在句中的功能:“atone”在句中主要作谓语动词,一般采用主动形式。例如:
They are determined to atone for their defeat in the last game.(他们决心为上一场比赛的失败雪耻。)
I hope I can atone for my rude behavior yesterday.(我希望我能为昨天的粗鲁行为赎罪。)
被动语态:虽然“atone”较少用于被动语态,但在某些语境下也会出现。例如:
The error was atoned for by a generous donation.(通过一笔慷慨的捐赠,这个错误得到了弥补。)不过这种用法相对不常见,主动语态更为常用。