late 14c., "a means of healing or restoring health; renewing of something lost," from Old French restoration (Modern French restauration) and directly from Late Latin restorationem (nominative restoratio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin restaurare (see restore).
Mid-15c. as "the repairing of a building;" c. 1500 as "a restoring to a former state." With a capital R-, in reference to the reestablishment of the English monarchy under Charles II in 1660, from 1718. As a period in English theater, attested from 1898. In French history, it refers to 1814. An earlier word in this sense was restauration (late 14c.), from French.
权威例句
1. The restoration took almost 4,000 man-hours over four years.
修复工作历时4年,耗费近4,000工时。
2. They were committed to the eventual restoration of a traditional monarchy.
他们致力于传统君主政体的最终恢复。
3. His visit is expected to lead to the restoration of diplomatic relations.
人们期待他的出访会恢复外交关系。
4. He urged the restoration of hanging and flogging.
他敦促恢复绞刑和鞭笞刑罚。
5. I specialized in the restoration of old houses.