redemption

n.
1. deliverence,salvation (through the birth of Christ)解救，（因基督降生而使人类得到的）拯救。
△H.V.1.2.60:“Who died within the year of our redemption / Fourhundred twenty-six”； i.e. Four hundred twenty-sixyears after the birth of Christ:A.D.426.他是在基督纪元426年死的。
△3H.VI.2.1.101:“O Warwick,War-wick,that Plantagenet / Which held thee dearly as hissoul's redemption / Is by the stern Lord Clifford doneto death.”啊，沃里克，沃里克，那位普兰塔琪奈特，他把你看得同他的灵魂一样珍贵的，现在已经被那个凶狠的克利福勋爵杀死了。
2. redeeming,salvation; (blunder for) damnation赎罪，得救；（错用为）下地狱。
△Ado.4.2.60 (56): “O vil-lain! thou wilt be condemned into everlasting redemp-tion for this.”啊，坏蛋，为了这个你要被罚永远得救(意指：下地狱)。
Redime te captum quam queas minimo (L.): Re-deem yourself from captivity at the lowest possible
price. 以最小的代价把自己从囚禁中赎救出来。（引自罗马喜剧作家泰仑斯）
△Shr.1.1.166 (162).