expiate: /'ɛkspɪeɪt/ v. Syn. atone (赎罪) make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt He tried to expiate his crimes by a full confession to the authorities. Show examples and contexts
extant: /ɛk'stænt/ a. (现存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale. Show examples and contexts
fallacious: /fə'leɪʃəs/ a. Syn. false; deceptive (假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive Paradoxically, fallacious reasoning does not always yield erroneous results: even though your logic may be faulty, the answer you get may nevertheless be correct. Show examples and contexts