be confessional
形容词用法，指作品、话语等带有坦白个人经历或情感的风格。
Her writing is confessional.
她的写作是自白式的。
告解室；忏悔室；忏悔；告解；(真人秀中)参与者直接对着镜头评论节目事件的采访片段
a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
告解室；忏悔室
A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.
忏悔；告解
A confession.
(真人秀中)参与者直接对着镜头评论节目事件的采访片段
A filmed interview in which a cast member speaks directly into the camera commenting on the events of the episode.
The old church has a wooden confessional near the side door.
那座老教堂侧门附近有一个木制告解室。
用法提示：confessional 作名词，指神父聆听告解的隔间。
She waited quietly in the confessional before sharing her story.
她在告解室里安静地等候，然后才讲述自己的心事。
用法提示：此处 confessional 为名词，指告解室。
Visitors are not allowed to enter the confessional during Mass.
弥撒期间访客不得进入告解室。
用法提示：confessional 是名词，表示举行告解的地方。
形容词用法，指作品、话语等带有坦白个人经历或情感的风格。
Her writing is confessional.
她的写作是自白式的。
名词用法，指教堂中神父听取告解的小隔间；复数形式为 confessionals。
The priest waited in the confessional.
神父在告解室里等候。
与 confessional（名词义）同义，可直接互换；在美式英语中更常用。
与 confessional（名词义）同义，在英式英语中更常见；box 比 booth 更强调封闭的小隔间。
grammar · medium
易错句子He waited outside the confession for his turn.
正确表达He waited outside the confessional for his turn.
confession 是‘忏悔’这一行为或所说的话，不指地点；指神父听告解的小房间时用名词 confessional。这里 outside 后需要表示地点的名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She sat in confessional and made her confession.
正确表达She sat in a confessional and made her confession.
confessional 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词 a/the；中文‘坐在告解室里’没有冠词概念，英语中不能说 in confessional，要用 in a confessional 或 in the confessional。
confessional 指“告解室”（地方，可数名词）；confession 指“告解/忏悔”这件事或所坦白的罪状，与地点无关。不要用 confession 来表示房间。
confessional 是“告解室”（物/地点）；confessor 是“听告解的人”（神职人员）。注意后缀：-al 表示场所或相关事物，-or 表示人。
自白诗，坦露个人情感与经历的诗歌
She wrote confessional poetry about her childhood.
她写过关于自己童年的自白诗。
自白派诗人
He is often described as a confessional poet.
他常被描述为自白派诗人。
自白式风格，忏悔式风格
Her films are known for their confessional style.
她的电影以自白式风格著称。
忏悔的语气，坦白的语气
He spoke in a quiet, confessional tone.
他以平静、忏悔的语气说话。
进入告解室，去忏悔
He entered the confessional and knelt down.
他进入告解室，跪了下来。
去告解室忏悔
She goes to the confessional every week.
她每周去告解室忏悔。
confess + -ion + -al
confess + -ion + -al
confess + -ion
confess
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