penitence

英 [ˈpenɪtəns]

美 [ˈpenɪtəns]

n.  忏悔; 悔罪; 愧疚

法律

BNC.34361 / COCA.31695

牛津词典

noun

• 忏悔；悔罪；愧疚
  a feeling of being sorry because you have done sth wrong

柯林斯词典

• 悔过；忏悔；愧疚
  Penitenceis sincere regret for wrong or evil things that you have done.

英英释义

noun

• remorse for your past conduct
  Synonym:repentancepenance

双语例句

• Penitence with not penitence perhaps later would understand of.
  后悔与不后悔也许以后会明白的。
• Of penitence, there has been none!
  可是悔过呢，还一点没有！
• 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。
• 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。
• Most chapters of The Collection of Three Leaves by Guo Moruo are the expressions of the writer ′ s miserable penitence.
  《三叶集》大部分篇幅是郭沫若矛盾痛苦心灵的忏悔。
• Never regret, penitence emotions than you do wrong thing more terrible, because it will destroy your self-confidence and self-esteem and may well get you to do something more something wrong.
  不要后悔，后悔的情绪比你所做错的事更可怕，因为这会摧毁你的自信，自尊以及很可能让你去做一件更错的事。
• Was it but the mockery of penitence?
  难道只是对仟悔加以嘲弄吗？
• He does not know, for no one can, of my infinite penitence and sickness of the heart.
  他不知道（谁都不可能知道），我的无限悔恨和厌倦。
• The pattern of restorative judicature differs greatly from the pattern of traditional retributive justice, which takes great advantage of the criminal's penitence, repentance, and the victim's pardon.
  恢复性司法模式与传统报应性司法模式有很多不同特点，它把犯罪人的悔恨、忏悔和被害人的宽恕作为重要因素。
• The strong sense of penitence made him eager for perfect personality.
  一方面浓重的忏悔意识使他企慕完美人格；