Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5983
Fully loadedconfession
坦白；招供；承认
an admission that you have done something wrong
- 1.
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
公开承认做了某事(尤指坏事)。
- 2.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
对过错或错误行为的承认
- 3.
A formal document providing such an admission.
提供这种承认的正式文件。
- 4.
a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
承认罪行并由罪犯签署的书面文件
- 5.
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.
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。
- 6.
(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
(罗马天主教)忏悔者在神父面前披露罪过以求赦免的行为
- 7.
Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
信仰的表白；公开承认信仰。
- 8.
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.
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。
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
In use
The detective read the suspect's confession aloud in court.
After hours of hesitation, she finally made a confession about her true feelings.
His confession of failing to complete the project on time earned him his boss's trust.
make a confession
He made a full confession to the police.
他向警方作了彻底坦白。
confession of something
Her confession of guilt surprised everyone.
她认罪让所有人感到惊讶。
confession that + clause
Connections
Collocations
- make a confession
- 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。
- full confession
- 完全招供
- The suspect made a full confession to the police.嫌疑犯向警方完全招供了。
- confession of guilt
- 认罪
- The court accepted his confession of guilt.法庭接受了他的认罪。
- hear a confession
- 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。
- confession booth
- 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。
- confession of faith
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：con（一起）+ fess（说）= 一起说出隐藏的事，即坦白认错。
Context & Register
通常用于宗教或法律语境，指承认过错；在一般对话中比较正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /ʃən/, rhyming with 'confession'. Be careful with words like 'admission' (/ədˈmɪʃən/) which have a different stressed vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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