a penitent sinner
collocation忏悔的罪人
The priest spoke kindly to the penitent sinner.
牧师和善地对那个忏悔的罪人说话。
悔罪的；忏悔的
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悔罪的；忏悔的
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's sins or misdeeds; doing penance.
After breaking the vase, the penitent child apologized to his mother.
打碎花瓶后，忏悔的孩子向母亲道歉。
因自己的罪过或过失感到痛苦或悲伤；感到真诚的内疚。
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
进行忏悔。
Doing penance.
感到或表达悔恨的
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
The politician issued a penitent statement, admitting his mistakes.
这位政治家发表了一份忏悔的声明，承认了自己的错误。
She felt penitent for having neglected her elderly parents.
她因忽视年迈的父母而感到忏悔。
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忏悔的罪人
The priest spoke kindly to the penitent sinner.
牧师和善地对那个忏悔的罪人说话。
忏悔的心
She returned with a penitent heart.
她带着一颗忏悔的心回来了。
忏悔的表情
He wore a penitent expression after breaking the vase.
打碎花瓶后，他露出一副忏悔的表情。
忏悔的语气
Her voice was soft, with a penitent tone.
她的声音很轻柔，带着忏悔的语气。
悔恨的泪水
The child's penitent tears moved his mother.
孩子悔恨的泪水打动了母亲。
悔罪的忏悔
He made a penitent confession to his friend.
他向朋友做了悔罪的忏悔。
忏悔之人必能通过。
In the film, the hero kneels like a penitent man to let the blade pass over him.
在电影中，主人公像忏悔之人一样跪下，让巨刃从头顶掠过。
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联想：单词以pen开头，想象用笔写下自己的过错，心中悔恨——penitent就是“忏悔的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、宗教或文学语境 penitent 多用于正式写作或宗教/文学语境，语气较书面化；日常口语中更常用 sorry 或 remorseful。
Rhymes with 'penitent' (/ˈpɛnɪtɪnt/): 'impenitent' (/ɪmˈpɛnɪtɪnt/). The other listed words share the spelling ending '-tent' but are pronounced differently: 'tent', 'content' and 'intent' end in /tɛnt/; 'patent' and 'competent' end in /tənt/. None of them end in /tɪnt/ like 'penitent'.
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