redeem

vt. 赎回；挽回；兑换；履行；补偿；恢复

中文词源

redeem 补救，弥补，拯救，救赎，兑换，兑现

来自中古法语 redemer,买回，拿回，来自拉丁语 redimere,买回，拿回，来自 red-,向后，往回， -im,拿到，买取，词源同 example,exempt,emption.引申诸相关词义。

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- ‘again, back’ had a d grafted into it to produce redimere ‘buy back’. English probably acquired it via French rédimer.
=> example, prompt, sample
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. red- "back" + -eem.2. => buy back, redeem.

1. The amount required to redeem the mortgage was £358,587.: 需要偿还的抵押贷款总计358,587英镑。

2. The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot.: 精彩的表演不足以掩盖情节的拙劣。

5. He had realized the mistake he had made and wanted to redeem himself.: 他已经认识到了自己的错误，想要进行弥补。