penitent
听听怎么读
英 [ˈpenɪtənt]
美 [ˈpɛnɪtənt]
是什么意思
悔罪的，悔过的；
后悔者；忏悔者；
变形
复数：penitents
英英释义
penitent[ 'penitənt ]
- n.(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
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adj.feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
同义词：repentant
学习怎么用
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Since he has been penitent,I don't think he will do that again.
既然他已经忏悔了，我认为他不会再那样做了。 - They all appeared very penitent and begged hard for their lives.
他们一个个表示悔罪，苦苦地哀求饶命。
用作名词(n.)
- A penitent's prayer is an undeniable ambassador.
一个忏悔者的祷告是令人无法拒绝的使者。
权威例句
Dominican penitent womenPenitent Brothellers: Grace, Sexuality, and Genre in Thomas Middleton's City ComediesPriest and Penitent: The European Union as a Force in the Domestic Politics of Eastern EuropeShe-Tragedy and Its Men: Conflict and Form in The Orphan and The Fair PenitentThe contemporary penitent personality: Diagnostic, treatment, and ethical considerations with a particular type of religious patient.Fictions of the Panopticon: Prison, Utopia, and the Out-Penitent in the Works of Nathaniel HawthorneWorldly Saints: Social Interaction of Dominican Penitent Women in Italy, 1200-1500 by Maiju Lehmijoki-GardnerWriting Religious Rules as an Interactive Process: Dominican Penitent Women and the Making of Their "Regula"Tightening the Seal: Protecting the Catholic Confessional from Unprotective Priest-Penitent PrivilegesPrevalence of liver disease and infection by hepatitis B, Delta virus, and human immunodeficiency virus in two Spanish penitentiaries
