a true penitent
collocation真正的悔罪者
The priest welcomed the true penitent with open arms.
神父张开双臂欢迎真正的悔罪者。
（天主教的）忏悔者；苦修者；悔罪的人；因过错而感到悲伤的人。；(天主教)忏悔者；受到教会责罚但被允许忏悔的人；正在进行忏悔的人。；在忏悔者指导下的人。
a person who repents of sin or wrongdoing
悔罪的人；因过错而感到悲伤的人。
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.
(天主教)忏悔者
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
受到教会责罚但被允许忏悔的人；正在进行忏悔的人。
One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
在忏悔者指导下的人。
One under the direction of a confessor.
The penitent knelt before the priest and confessed his sins.
忏悔者跪在神父面前，承认了自己的罪过。
用法提示：penitent 作名词，指进行告解的忏悔者。
A group of penitents gathered at the church for evening prayers.
一群忏悔者聚集在教堂参加晚祷。
用法提示：penitents 是 penitent 的复数形式，表示多位忏悔者。
The priest gave absolution to the penitent after hearing his confession.
神父听完忏悔者的告解后，给予了他赦免。
用法提示：penitent 作名词，接受告解的对象。
repenter 侧重于表达“悔改/后悔”的动作主体，可用于宗教或一般语境；但比 penitent 少见、偏书面，日常英语中常用 someone who repents 等表达代替。
对应“悔罪者／忏悔者”这一名词含义；impenitent 通常作形容词，但作为名词指不悔悟、不忏悔的人，与 penitent 相对。
真正的悔罪者
The priest welcomed the true penitent with open arms.
神父张开双臂欢迎真正的悔罪者。
赦免忏悔者
The priest absolved the penitent after hearing his confession.
神父听了忏悔者的告解后，赦免了他。
听忏悔者告解
The priest heard the penitent confess all his sins.
神父听了忏悔者告明所有的罪。
给忏悔者指定补赎
The confessor assigned a penance to the penitent.
告解神父给忏悔者指定了补赎。
词根 penit-（悔罪）+ 后缀 -ent（表“人”）→ 悔罪者；同根词：penitence（悔罪）、impenitent（不知悔改的）、repent（后悔）
与 penitent 同源，指 penitent 为赎罪而做的悔罪行为。
在教会背景下，penitent 通过告解向神父承认罪过。
神父在告解后宣告 penitent 的罪得到赦免。
指 penitent 因犯罪而生的内心痛悔。
penitent 通过补赎和善功来补偿罪过。
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