a/an + impenitent
作可数名词,指某一个不悔悟的人,前面通常带冠词。
Even at the end he remained an impenitent, refusing to ask for forgiveness.
直到最后他仍是个不悔悟的人,拒绝请求原谅。
不知悔改的人;顽固的人
a person who is not penitent; someone who shows no remorse
不悔悟者
One who is not penitent.
The impenitent refused to admit he had done anything wrong.
那个不知悔悟的人拒绝承认自己做了任何错事。
用法提示:impenitent 作名词,指‘不悔悟者’,在句中作主语。
Despite the evidence, the impenitent showed no sign of regret and walked away.
尽管证据确凿,那个不悔悟者毫无悔意,径直走开了。
用法提示:impenitent 作名词,指‘无悔意的人’,在句中作主语。
The counselor tried to help the impenitents, but they refused to change their ways.
辅导员试图帮助那些不知悔悟的人,但他们拒绝改变自己的行为。
用法提示:impenitents 为 impenitent 的复数形式,指‘不悔悟者们’,在句中作宾语。
作可数名词,指某一个不悔悟的人,前面通常带冠词。
Even at the end he remained an impenitent, refusing to ask for forgiveness.
直到最后他仍是个不悔悟的人,拒绝请求原谅。
定冠词加单数形式可作集合名词,泛指这一类人。
The preacher warned that the impenitent would face judgment.
传道人警告说,不悔悟的人将面临审判。
复数形式指多个这样的人,可与数量词或 several 连用。
Several impenitents refused to take part in the confession service.
几个不悔悟者拒绝参加忏悔仪式。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a impenitent.
正确表达He is an impenitent.
impenitent 的读音以元音音素 /ɪ/ 开头,单数可数名词前要用 an,不能用 a;这里指“一个不悔悟的人”。
grammar · medium
易错句子Two impenitent were arrested.
正确表达Two impenitents were arrested.
impenitent 作名词是可数名词,表示“不悔悟者”,复数需加 -s 变为 impenitents;汉语名词没有复数词尾,学习者容易漏掉。
impenitent 在此义项是名词,指“不悔悟的人”;unrepentant 是形容词,常作定语或表语描述态度。需要指人时用 impenitent,描述“不悔改的”状态时用 unrepentant。
penitent 是“悔罪者/悔悟的人”,意义与 impenitent 相反;impenitent 多了否定前缀 im-,指“不悔悟者”。不要因词形相近而把两者当作同义。
impenitence 指“不悔悟”这种态度或状态,是抽象名词;impenitent 指持有这种态度的人。讨论人时用 impenitent,讨论心态时用 impenitence。
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