penitent
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英 [ˈpenɪtənt]
美 [ˈpɛnɪtənt]
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- 会士
单词词源
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。
双语例句
- 1. Feeling regret and sorrow for one 's sins or offenses ; penitent .
- 后悔的为其罪孽或过错而感到后悔或悲痛的;悔罪的。
- 2. I 'm talking to the woman , now , not the penitent .
- 现在我正在和那个女人交谈,而不是忏悔者.
- 3. A confessor in any way to betray a penitent .
- 以任何方式出卖教徒的自白者。
- 4. The penitent hope their red-faced admissions of guilt will bring absolution , but can saying sorry really be enough to restore their credibility ?
- 忏悔者希望自己红着脸坦白罪过能够带来宽恕，但是说一句对不起真的能重塑他们的公信力吗？
- 5. A genuinely penitent company would shelve its bid unless and until its executives are exonerated of the charges of criminal activity .
- 一家真正悔过的公司会搁置交易，直到其管理层洗脱刑事指控。