absolution
noun /ˌæbsəˈluːʃn/
/ˌæbsəˈluːʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- (especially in the Christian Church
) a formal statement that a person is forgiven for what he or she has done wrong尤指基督教中的 赦罪;赦免;解罪 - to seek absolution for your sins
为你的罪行寻求赦免 - He was granted absolution by the priest.
他被神父赦免了。 - Some people might go to church and seek absolution.
有些人可能去教堂寻求赦免。
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin absolutio(n-), from the verb absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’. - to seek absolution for your sins