• vt. 贖回；挽回；兌換；履行；補(bǔ)償；恢復(fù)

來自中古法語 redemer,買回，拿回，來自拉丁語 redimere,買回，拿回，來自 red-,向后，往回， -im,拿到，買取，詞源同 example,exempt,emption.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

redeem

redeem: [15] The -deem is not the same word as deem (which is related to doom). In fact, there never was a true -deem in it. It comes from Latin emere ‘take, buy’ (source also of English example, prompt, etc), which when combined with the prefix re- ‘a(chǎn)gain, back’ had a d grafted into it to produce redimere ‘buy back’. English probably acquired it via French rédimer.
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redeem (v.)

early 15c., "buy back, ransom," from Middle French redemer "buy back," from Latin redimere (see redemption). Theological sense of "deliver from sin and spiritual death" is from c. 1500. Meaning "make amends for" is from 1520s. Sense of "make good" (a promise, obligation, etc.) is from 1840. Related: Redeemed; redeeming.

1. The amount required to redeem the mortgage was ￡358,587.

需要償還的抵押貸款總計(jì)358,587英鎊。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot.

精彩的表演不足以掩蓋情節(jié)的拙劣。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.

他無法贖回典當(dāng)?shù)募揖?

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.

這雙眼睛彌補(bǔ)了他其貌不揚(yáng)之缺陷.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. He had realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself.

他已經(jīng)認(rèn)識(shí)到了自己的錯(cuò)誤，想要進(jìn)行彌補(bǔ)。

來自柯林斯例句