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redemption

noun
🔊/rɪˈdempʃn/
🔊/rɪˈdempʃn/
 [uncountable]Idioms
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  1. (formal) the act of saving or state of being saved from the power of evil; the act of redeeming拯救；救赎
    • the redemption of the world from sin将世界从罪恶中拯救出来
    Extra Examples
    • She believes that humanity is in need of redemption.她认为人类需要救赎。
    • redemption from evil从邪恶中拯救
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + redemption
    • be in need of
    • need
    • seek
    • …
    preposition
    • beyond redemption
    • redemption from
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  2. (finance金融) the act of exchanging shares for money (= of redeeming them)赎回（股票等）
    • A charge is payable on redemption.赎回应支付费用。
    • There is a fee for early redemption.提前偿还要交纳一定费用。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin redemptio(n-), from redimere ‘buy back’, from re- ‘back’ + emere ‘buy’.
Idioms
beyond/past redemption
  1. too bad to be saved or improved无法挽救；不可救药
    • After another incident at the weekend, the club's reputation for violence is beyond redemption.这个俱乐部周末又出事了，这下它的暴力名声算是无可挽回了。
    • Washington journalism is corrupt beyond redemption.华盛顿的新闻行业腐败得无可救药。