He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.是什么意思？

He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.

他有认错和赎罪的机会。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

chance

n. 机会，机遇，概率，可能性，偶然，运气；v. 偶然发生，冒险，碰巧，偶然被发现；adj. 意外的，偶然的，碰巧的；

例句
...a chance for fathers to play a more active role in childcare...
让父亲们更积极地参与育婴的机会

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

confess

v. 供认，坦白，承认，悔过；

例句
Let us now confess our sins to Almighty God.
现在让我们向上帝忏悔我们的罪恶。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

expiate

vt. <正>为（所犯罪过）接受惩罚，赎（罪）；

例句
He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.
他有认错和赎罪的机会。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

guilt

n. 有罪，犯罪行为，罪恶，[法律] 轻罪，过失，内疚，知罪，自责；

例句
She wanted some admission of guilt from her father.
她期待她父亲能够认罪。