Word · Frequency #24587
penitent
悔罪者;忏悔者
a person who repents of sin or wrongdoing
- 1.
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.
悔罪的人;因过错而感到悲伤的人。
- 2.
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
(天主教)忏悔者
- 3.
One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
受到教会责罚但被允许忏悔的人;正在进行忏悔的人。
- 4.
One under the direction of a confessor.
在忏悔者指导下的人。
(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。
In use
The penitent knelt before the priest and confessed his sins.
A group of penitents gathered at the church for evening prayers.
The priest gave absolution to the penitent after hearing his confession.
Connections
Collocations
- a true penitent
- 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。
- absolve the penitent
- 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。
- hear a penitent confess
- 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。
- assign a penance to the penitent
- 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。
Synonyms
- repenter
- 悔罪者;悔过者 · 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 peni- 想成 pen(笔),-tent 像帐篷:拿笔写下悔过书,在帐篷中向神父忏悔的人,就是 penitent(悔罪者)。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:religious、formal writing、literature 该词作名词时通常用于较为正式或宗教性的语境,指悔罪者或忏悔者。在日常口语中很少见,比较常见于宗教文献、文学或正式文体中。
Grammar Note
通常用于罗马天主教语境,指向神父告解的忏悔者。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 penitent(/ˈpɛnɪtɪnt/)完全押韵,因为它的重音在第一个音节,且后续发音是 -ɪtɪnt。拼写都以 -tent 结尾的词大多读作 /tənt/(如 potent、frequent、different)或 /tɛnt/(如 content 重读时),patient 则读作 /ʃənt/。这些词只是拼写相似,读音并不相同。
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