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confess

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漢語翻譯


vt. 承認, 坦白, 懺悔, 供認
vi. 承認, 坦白, 懺悔, 供認
【法】 供認, 自白, 認罪

詞型變化:

副詞:confessedly 動詞過去式:confessed 過去分詞:confessed 現在分詞:confessing 第三人稱單數:confesses 形容詞:confessable 

詞意辨析:

acknowledge, admit, confess, recognize, concede
這些動詞均含“承認”之意。
acknowledge: 通常指公開承認某事的真實情況或自己的過錯。
admit: 強調因外力或良心驅使或經判斷而明確承認,多含不情願或被迫意味。
confess: 語氣較強,著重承認自己意識到的錯誤或罪行,含坦白懺悔的意味。
recognize: 作“承認”解時,系書面用詞,主要指合法的或外交上的承認,也指公認。
concede: 指在事實與證據面前勉強或不得不承認。

英文解釋:

動詞 confess:

  1. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
    同義詞:squeal, shrive, fink
  2. admit, make a clean breast of
    同義詞:concede, profess
  3. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

例句:

  1. He confessed that he had never seen her before.
    他承認以前從未見過她。
  2. The priest confessed the young man.
    神父聽取那個青年的懺悔。

詳細解釋:


con.fess

v.(動詞)
con.fessed,con.fess.ing,con.fess.es
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.See Synonyms at acknowledge
坦白:披露(對自己不利或有害的事物);承認參見 acknowledge
To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess.
承認信仰或信奉…;公開承認

To make known (one`s sins) to God or to a priest.
懺悔:向上帝或神父懺悔(自己的罪行)
To hear the confession of (a penitent).
聆聽(信徒的)懺悔
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself:
供認:接受或承認一些對自己不利或有害的事物:
例句:
The suspect confessed to the crime.
嫌疑犯供認了罪行

To disclose one`s sins to a priest.
懺悔:向神父懺悔自己的罪行
To listen to a confession.
聆聽懺悔

來源:
Middle English confessen
中古英文 confessen
from Old French confesser
源自 古法文 confesser
from Vulgar Latin *cônfess3re
源自 俗拉丁語 *cônfess3re
from Latin nfitôro cônfess-
源自 拉丁語 nfitôro cônfess-
com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
com- [前綴,表加強詞義] *參見 com-
fatôro [to admit] * see bh3- 2
fatôro [承認] *參見 bh3- 2

【引伸】
confess.able
adj.(形容詞)
confess.edly
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