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make a confession
He made a full confession to the police.
他向警方作了彻底坦白。
坦白；招供；承认
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坦白；招供；承认
an admission that you have done something wrong
He made a full confession to the police.
他向警方作了彻底坦白。
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
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He made confession about his crime.
Use this
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。
Not this
He made a confession to his crime.
Use this
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”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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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联想：con（一起）+ fess（说）= 一起说出隐藏的事，即坦白认错。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.