make a confession
He made a full confession to the police.
他向警方作了彻底坦白。
供状；认罪书；忏悔；告解；信仰声明；信条；公开承认做了某事(尤指坏事)。；对过错或错误行为的承认
an admission that you have done something wrong
公开承认做了某事(尤指坏事)。
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
对过错或错误行为的承认
an admission of misdeeds or faults
提供这种承认的正式文件。
A formal document providing such an admission.
承认罪行并由罪犯签署的书面文件
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
向神父告明自己的罪以求得赦免；在天主教中,现也称和好圣事。
The disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is now also termed the sacrament of reconciliation.
(罗马天主教)忏悔者在神父面前披露罪过以求赦免的行为
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
信仰的表白；公开承认信仰。
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
包含信条条文的表述；在加入教会前须同意或签署的信条；信仰宣言。
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.
The detective read the suspect's confession aloud in court.
侦探在法庭上宣读了嫌疑人的供词。
用法提示：名词，表示正式的认罪陈述。
After hours of hesitation, she finally made a confession about her true feelings.
经过几个小时的犹豫，她终于坦白了自己的真实感受。
用法提示：名词，表示对内心情感的承认。
His confession of failing to complete the project on time earned him his boss's trust.
他承认未能按时完成项目，这赢得了老板的信任。
用法提示：名词，表示对错误或过失的承认。
He made a full confession to the police.
他向警方作了彻底坦白。
Her confession of guilt surprised everyone.
她认罪让所有人感到惊讶。
He made a confession that he had stolen the money.
他承认自己偷了钱。
She whispered a confession to her friend.
她低声向朋友坦白。
比 confession 更通用、更口语化，可指承认错误、事实或责任，不限于宗教或法律场合。
语气比 confession 弱，常不带强烈的过错色彩，多用于承认某事实或表示感谢。
比 confession 正式，强调公开、明确地宣布，常见于书面语或正式语境。
借自拉丁语，常带书面或诙谐色彩，用来表示个人过错，不如 confession 涵盖法律/宗教语境。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made confession about his crime.
正确表达He made a confession about his crime.
“confession”是可数名词，表示一次坦白时需加不定冠词“a”；中文无冠词概念，易遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made a confession to his crime.
正确表达He made a confession of his crime.
动词“confess to”中的介词“to”不能用于名词“confession”，正确搭配应为“confession of”。
针对“承认（过错、罪行）”这一义项；denial 表示拒绝承认，是 confession 最常见的反义词，尤其与法律语境中的“招供”相对。
admission 指承认事实或准许进入，而 confession 特指承认过错或罪行。
profession 指公开声明信仰或专业，而 confession 强调忏悔或坦白罪行。
坦白；招供
After hours of interrogation, he finally made a confession.
经过数小时的审讯，他终于坦白了。
完全招供
The suspect made a full confession to the police.
嫌疑犯向警方完全招供了。
认罪
The court accepted his confession of guilt.
法庭接受了他的认罪。
听取忏悔
The priest heard her confession in the chapel.
神父在小教堂里听取了她的忏悔。
忏悔室
He knelt in the confession booth and whispered his sins.
他跪在忏悔室里低声诉说自己的罪过。
信仰声明
The new members made a public confession of faith.
新成员公开作了信仰声明。
con- (一起) + fess (说) + -ion (名词)
con- + fess
pro- (公开) + fess + -ion
犯下的过错或罪行，常与忏悔相关联。
忏悔后为弥补罪过而做的行为。
神父宣布罪行得到宽恕。
听取告解并给予宽恕的神职人员。
犯下错事后的心理感受，常导致忏悔。
忏悔有益灵魂
I know it's hard, but remember, confession is good for the soul.
我知道这很难，但记住，忏悔有益灵魂。
爱的告白
He made a heartfelt confession of love to her under the starry sky.
他在星空下向她深情告白。
信仰声明
The church requires a public confession of faith before baptism.
教会要求在洗礼前公开声明信仰。
我有件事要坦白。
From Usher's 2004 hit song 'Confessions Part II', this line is a classic pop culture reference to admitting wrongdoing, often used humorously in memes and social media.
出自Usher 2004年热门歌曲《Confessions Part II》，这句歌词是流行文化中承认过错的经典引用，常在表情包和社交媒体中被幽默使用。
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