◎ 将功补过 jiānggōng-bǔguò[make amends for one’s faults by good deeds;redeem sin by meritorous service;atone for a crime by good service;expiate one's crime by good service] 加倍用功出力以弥补以往的罪过 -----------------国语辞典:用功劳来补偿过失。《旧五代史.卷一三三.周书.世袭传二.钱镠传》:「既容能改之非,许降自新之路,将功补过,舍短从长。」也作「以功复过」。