中英互译
penitent
英 /ˈpenɪtənt/美 /ˈpenɪtənt/
基本释义
- adj.忏悔的,悔过的
- n.悔罪者,忏悔者
复数penitents
比较级more penitent
最高级most penitent
GRESAT
双语例句
- The man and the child, the penitent and the innocent, felt that they must kneel.老人和孩子,忏悔者和无罪者,都感到应当跪下。
- Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past.罗伯特·盖茨坐在他们面前,对过去的事几乎无颜以对。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- A penitent cell would have been your home long ago.一间悔过房早就应该成为你的住所了。
网络短语
- a fair penitent由衷的忏悔
- be penitent忏悔
- The Penitent Fox悔过的狐狸
- Penitent Engine赎罪机甲
- a penitent heart心存忏悔
词语扩展
adj.
忏悔的,悔过的
adj.
penitentiary应处监禁的;监禁的;忏悔的(等于penitential)
penitential赎罪的;后悔的;悔罪的
n.
词义分布
忏悔的
42.1%
忏悔者
31.6%
悔过的
26.3%
英英释义
- n.(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- adj.feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
词源
- penitent悔罪的,忏悔的来自拉丁语paenitere,感到遗憾,感到歉意,可能来自poena,惩罚,处罚,补偿,弥补,词源同pain,penal,punish.引申词义悔罪,忏悔。