"pay your debt to society" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 償還對社會的債

Definition

接受因犯罪或錯誤行為而受到的懲罰，通常指服刑，從而向社會償還過錯。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式表達，用於法律、新聞或學術背景，特指刑罰與改造。常出現在談論服刑結束或重新融入社會時。

Examples

After ten years in prison, he has paid his debt to society.

在監獄服刑十年後，他已經**償還了對社會的債**。

You must pay your debt to society for what you did.

你必須為你的行為**償還對社會的債**。

Serving your sentence is a way to pay your debt to society.

服刑就是**償還對社會的債**的一種方式。

He's done his time and paid his debt to society—let him start fresh.

他已經服刑**償還了對社會的債**——該讓他重新開始。

It's not easy to find a job after you pay your debt to society.

**償還對社會的債**後找工作並不容易。

People often forget that ex-prisoners have already paid their debt to society.

人們常常忘記前囚犯已經**償還了對社會的債**。