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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 ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2She 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + redemption- be in need of
- need
- seek
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- beyond redemption
- redemption from
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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。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin redemptio(n-), from redimere ‘buy back’, from re- ‘back’ + emere ‘buy’.
Idioms
beyond/past redemption
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。