她通过照顾孤儿来弥补年轻时犯下的错误,这是一种救赎行为。

Taking care of orphans was her redemptive act to make up for the mistakes she made in her youth.

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Taking care of orphans was her redemptive act to make up for the mistakes she made in her youth.

redemptive 是形容词,由动词 redeem(赎回、弥补)加上形容词后缀 -tive 构成。redeem 来自拉丁语 redimere,由 re-(重新)和 emere(拿取)组成,原意是"重新拿回",引申为"弥补、救赎"。 redemptive 意思是"救赎的、弥补的",指通过某种行为来弥补过错或获得精神上的解脱。

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