(每日一词）atonement

atonement  /əˈtoʊn.mənt/ n. 赎（罪）；弥补，补偿（过错）

meaning: something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did

1) 词汇: atone 赎罪，弥补（at one) （归一，与…保持一致，重归于好）

2) 后缀: -ment 名词后缀

e.g. He said that young hooligans should do community service as atonement for their crimes. 他说，小流氓应该通过参加社区服务的方式赎过。