penitent
penitent
adjective
penitence
noun
penitently
adverb
语源
adjective
- feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
悔罪的，悔过的；忏悔的；表示悔罪的
a penitent expression.
表示悔过的话语。
- a person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God
悔罪者，悔过者；（基督教的）忏悔者
■(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes
（罗马天主教的）赎罪者
penitence
noun
penitently
adverb
语源
- Middle English: from Old French, from Latin paenitent- 'repenting', from the verb paenitere
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