Word · Frequency #24587
penitent
悔罪的；忏悔的
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's sins or misdeeds; doing penance.
- 1.
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
因自己的罪过或过失感到痛苦或悲伤；感到真诚的内疚。
- 2.
Doing penance.
进行忏悔。
- 3.
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
感到或表达悔恨的
因自己的罪过或过失感到痛苦或悲伤；感到真诚的内疚。；进行忏悔。；感到或表达悔恨的；忏悔的；悔悟的
In use
After breaking the vase, the penitent child apologized to his mother.
The politician issued a penitent statement, admitting his mistakes.
She felt penitent for having neglected her elderly parents.
Connections
Collocations
- a penitent sinner
- 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。
- penitent heart
- 忏悔的心
- She returned with a penitent heart.她带着一颗忏悔的心回来了。
- penitent expression
- 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。
- penitent tone
- 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。
- penitent tears
- 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。
- penitent confession
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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