amends
/əˈmendz/plural noun
treated as sing.
- reparation or compensation赔偿; 赔罪：
try to make amends for the rude way you spoke to Lucy.
你对露西说话态度粗鲁, 要想办法赔礼道歉。
短语
an offer of amends
- Law an offer to publish a correction and an apology for an act of libel【律】（就诽谤行为）公开赔礼道歉的提议。
词源
Middle English: from Old French amendes 'penalties， fine'， plural of amende 'reparation'， from amender （see AMEND）.