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

• 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 message, she thought, would be one of affectionate penitence to her father.
  信息，她想，那准是对父亲的充满感情的忏悔。
• This morbid meddling of conscience with an immaterial matter betokened, it is to be feared, no genuine and steadfast penitence, but something doubtful, something that might be deeply wrong, beneath.
  把良心和一件无关紧要的事情病态地联系在一起，恐怕并不能说明真心实意的仟悔，其背后可能有些颇值怀疑和极其荒谬的东西。
• 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。
• 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。
• Repentant "Noble"," Noble "Repentance& Re-Probe of A Superfluous Remark; of or relating to penitence or penance.
  忏悔的“贵族”“贵族”的忏悔&再论瞿秋白《多余的话》属于或关于悔罪或忏悔的。
• The third part is "penitence and regression& returning family".
  第三部分忏悔与回归&回家；
• Wait for quietly, penitence ground embraces you after waiting her to cool down.
  静静地等着，等她消气后后悔地去抱你。
• 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。
• 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。