Word · Frequency #20811
Fully loadedrepentance
后悔；悔改；悔悟
remorse for your past conduct
- 1.
The action of repenting, an instance of it, atonement.
悔改；赎罪
- 2.
remorse for your past conduct
对自己过去行为的悔悟
- 3.
The condition of being repentant, penitent, a state of feeling regret or remorse for having done wrong.
悔悟；悔罪的状态
悔改；赎罪；对自己过去行为的悔悟；悔悟；悔罪的状态；后悔；悔改；[法] 悔改
In use
He showed genuine repentance for his rude words.
She felt deep repentance after realizing she had hurt her friend's feelings.
True repentance involves not only regret but also a change in behavior.
repentance for (doing) sth
repentance 通常作不可数名词，表示“为某事悔过”时后接 for。
His repentance for lying was genuine.
他对自己撒谎的悔改是真诚的。
in repentance
该介词短语常作状语，表示因悔恨而做出某动作。
She lowered her head in repentance.
她低下头，表示悔改。
show repentance (for sth)
也可用 express repentance，意思相近。
Connections
Collocations
- show repentance
- 表示悔改
- He showed repentance for his mistakes.他对自己犯的错误表现出悔改。
- genuine repentance
- 真诚的悔改
- Her apology seemed sincere, but was it genuine repentance?她的道歉看似真诚，但那是真正的悔改吗？
- repentance for sins
- 对罪过的忏悔
- The priest spoke about repentance for sins.牧师谈到了对罪过的忏悔。
- deep repentance
- 深深的悔恨
- He felt deep repentance for hurting his friend.他为伤害朋友而感到深深的悔恨。
- express repentance
- 表达悔意
- The criminal expressed repentance in court.罪犯在法庭上表达了悔意。
- repentance and forgiveness
Learner notes
Memory Tip
repentance 里有 pen（钢笔）——把后悔写下来，重新（re）改过，不再重犯。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、宗教文本、文学写作 repentance 多用于正式或书面语境，常见于宗教、道德或文学讨论中；日常口语中更常用 regret 或 feeling sorry 来表达类似意思。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words are grouped by the spelling ending -ance, all pronounced /əns/. None is a true rhyme with repentance (/rɪˈpɛntəns/): the stressed vowels and following consonants differ (e.g., acceptance has /ˈsɛp/, attendance has /ˈtɛn/), so do not infer rhyme from spelling.
Learn the forms together
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