Atonement is the act — or the making-peace itself — that shows you are sorry and tries to repair a wrong. It can be a human thing (a hard apology, paying someone back, years of quieter living) or a religious idea.

Atonement is the act — or the making-peace itselfatonement指的是一種行動——或者說和解本身 that shows you are sorry and tries to repair a wrong，表示你知道自己錯了，並試著彌補這個錯。 It can be a human thing它可以是很人性的一件事 (a hard apology, paying someone back, years of quieter living)（像是一句艱難的道歉、把錢還給人，或是往後好幾年安分做人） or a religious idea，也可以是宗教上的概念。

In Christianity, the Atonement (often with a capital A) is the teaching that Jesus's death puts people right with God; that use is church language, not everyday chat. In ordinary English the word is serious and a little formal.

In Christianity, the Atonement (often with a capital A)在基督教裡，Atonement（常大寫開頭） is the teaching that Jesus's death puts people right with God指的是耶穌的死讓人與神重新和好這個教義 that use is church language, not everyday chat；這種用法是教會用語，不是日常聊天會講的。 In ordinary English the word is serious and a little formal在一般英文裡，這個字聽起來嚴肅，也有點正式。

Book and film titles like Atonement use it for guilt that will not sit still, and for the long work of trying to make it right. Though actually, atonement is not always a finished job you can tick off; sometimes the word is about the effort, not a clean ending.

Book and film titles like Atonement use it像Atonement贖罪這樣的書名或片名會用這個字 for guilt that will not sit still，來講那種揮之不去的罪惡感 and for the long work of trying to make it right，還有為了彌補而付出的漫長努力。 Though actually, atonement is not always a finished job you can tick off不過其實atonement不見得是一件可以打勾完成的事 sometimes the word is about the effort, not a clean ending，有時候這個字說的是努力的過程，而不是乾淨俐落的結局。