restoration
/ˌrestəˈreɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition归还; 恢复：
the restoration of Andrew's sight.
安德鲁视力的恢复。
1.1
- the process of repairing or renovating a building, work of art, vehicle, etc., so as to restore it to its original condition整修, 修复, 复原：
the altar paintings seem in need of restoration.
圣坛装饰画似乎需要修复。
1.2
- the reinstatement of a previous practice, right, custom, or situation（做法、权利、惯例或情况的）恢复, 重新实施：
the restoration of capital punishment.
死刑的恢复。
1.3
- count noun Dentistry a structure provided to replace or repair dental tissue so as to restore its form and function, such as a filling, crown, or bridge【牙科】修补, 修复。
1.4
- count noun a model or drawing representing the supposed original form of an extinct animal, ruined building, etc.（模拟已灭绝动物或被毁建筑等原型的）修复物（或图）, 重建物（或图）。
2
- the return of a hereditary monarch to a throne, a head of state to government, or a regime to power（君主、元首、政权等的）原有地位的恢复, 复位。
2.1
the Restoration
the re-establishment of Charles II as King of England in 1660. After the death of Oliver Cromwell in 1658, his son Richard (1626-1712) proved incapable of maintaining the Protectorate, and General Monck organized the king's return from exile.王政复辟（1658年, 奥立弗·克伦威尔死后, 其子里查德[1626-1712]无力维持护国公政体, 蒙克将军安排流亡在外的国王回国, 1660年查理二世复辟为英格兰国王）。
2.2
Restoration
usu. as modifier the period following this, especially with regard to its literature or architecture（尤指文学或建筑）王政复辟时期的：Restoration drama.
王政复辟时期戏剧。
2.3
the Restoration
the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France in 1814, following the fall of Napoleon. Louis XVIII was recalled from exile by Talleyrand.法国波旁王朝王政复辟（拿破仑垮台后, 流亡的路易十八被塔列朗召回, 1814年波旁王朝复辟）。
词源
late 15th cent. (denoting the action of restoring to a former state)： partly from Old French, partly an alteration of obsolete restauration （from late Latin restauratio（n-）, from the verb restaurare）, suggested by RESTORE.