repent

repent
verb
  1. [no obj.]feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin
    悔恨，悔悟；表示后悔
    the Padre urged his listeners to repent.
    神父劝说听众忏悔。
    he repented of his action.
    他对自己的行为感到后悔。
    ■[with obj.]view or think of (an action or omission) with deep regret or remorse
    对…感到后悔，后悔
    Marian came to repent her hasty judgement.
    玛丽安开始对自己轻率的判断感到后悔。
    ■(repent oneself)(archaic)feel regret or penitence about
    (古)为…感到后悔
    I repent me of all I did.
    我对自己所做的一切感到悔恨。
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repentance
noun
repentant
adjective
repenter
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French repentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pentir (based on Latin paenitere 'cause to repent')
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