reconciliation

1. N-VAR Reconciliation between two people or countries who have quarrelled is the process of their becoming friends again. A reconciliation is an instance of this. 和解

...an appeal for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants. …一個對天主教徒和新教徒之間和解的呼吁。

2. N-SING The reconciliation of two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed is the process of finding a way in which they can both be true or both be successful. 調(diào)和; 一致

...the ideal of democracy based upon a reconciliation of the values of equality and liberty. …平等和自由兩種價值觀和諧統(tǒng)一基礎(chǔ)上的民主觀念。