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penitent

音標['penitәnt] 讀音

漢語翻譯

a. 懺悔的, 悔悟的, 表示悔罪的
n. 懺悔的人, 悔罪者

詞型變化:

副詞:penitently 

英文解釋:

名詞 penitent:

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

形容詞 penitent:

  1. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
    同義詞:repentant

例句:

  1. Since he has been penitent, I don't think he will do that again.
    既然他已經悔罪了,我認為他不會再那樣做了。

詳細解釋:


pen.i.tent

adj.(形容詞)
Feeling or expressing remorse for one`s misdeeds or sins.
悔罪的,悔過的:對某人所犯的罪惡或所做的錯事而感到或表示懺悔
n.(名詞)
One who is penitent.
懺悔者
A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor.
懺悔者,苦修者:在懺悔的神文指導下行懺悔的人

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Medieval Latin nitôns pônitent-
源自 中世紀拉丁語 nitôns pônitent-
from Latin paenitôns [present participle of] paenitôre [to repent]
源自 拉丁語 paenitôns [] paenitôre的現在分詞 [重複]

【引伸】
pen.itently
adv.(副詞)

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