penitence
英 ['penɪt(ə)ns]
美
- n. 后悔；赎罪
助记提示
1、penit- + -ence.
中文词源
penitence 悔罪，忏悔
来自penitent,悔罪的，忏悔的。
英英释意
- 1. remorse for your past conduct
英文词源
- penitence
- penitence: see pain
- penitence (n.)
- c. 1200, from Old French penitence (11c.) and directly from Latin paenitentia "repentance," noun of condition from paenitentum (nominative paenitens) "penitent," present participle of paenitere "cause or feel regret," probably originally "is not enough, is unsatisfactory," from paene "nearby, almost."
实用场景例句
- Of penitence, there has been none!
- 可是悔过呢, 还一点没有!
英汉文学 - 红字
- The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions.
- 那盗贼对他犯过的一切罪恶表示忏悔.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Is there no reality in the penitence thus sealed and witnessed by good works?
- 你这样大做好事来弥补和证实你的悔过,难道还不是真心诚意,实实在在的 吗 ?
英汉文学 - 红字
- There is a higher and a lower form of penitence.
- 悔过的形式有高低之分.
期刊摘选
- Was it but the mockery of penitence?
- 难道只是对忏悔加以嘲弄 吗 ?
英汉文学 - 红字
- The message, she thought, would be one of affectionate penitence to her father.
- 信息, 她想, 那准是对父亲的充满感情的忏悔.
辞典例句
- Penitence is something that enervates our spirit, causing a greater loss than a good words!
- 后悔是一种耗费精神的情绪.后悔是比损失更大的损失,比错误更大的错误.不要后悔.
期刊摘选
- Difficult way I can't penitence?
- 难道我不会后悔 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- Here had been her sin; here, her sorrow; and here was yet to be her penitence.
- 这里有过她的罪孽, 这里有过她的悲伤, 这里也还会有她的忏悔.
英汉文学 - 红字