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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。
后悔；悔改；悔悟
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
后悔；悔改；悔悟
remorse for your past conduct
His repentance for lying was genuine.
他对自己撒谎的悔改是真诚的。
悔改；赎罪
The action of repenting, an instance of it, atonement.
对自己过去行为的悔悟
remorse for your past conduct
悔悟；悔罪的状态
The condition of being repentant, penitent, a state of feeling regret or remorse for having done wrong.
He showed genuine repentance for his rude words.
他对自己无礼的言语表现出真诚的悔意。
She felt deep repentance after realizing she had hurt her friend's feelings.
在意识到自己伤害了朋友的感情后，她深感悔恨。
True repentance involves not only regret but also a change in behavior.
真正的悔改不仅包括后悔，也包括行为上的改变。
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。
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。
也可用 express repentance，意思相近。
The defendant showed no repentance for his crime.
被告对自己的罪行毫无悔意。
Not this
I repentance for what I did.
Use this
I feel repentance for what I did.
repentance 是名词，不能直接跟在主语后作谓语动词；要表达“感到后悔”应用 feel repentance，或改用动词 repent。
Not this
He felt repentance his mistakes.
Use this
He felt repentance for his mistakes.
名词 repentance 后接所后悔的事情时要用介词 for；汉语“后悔自己的错误”里没有介词，所以学习者容易漏掉 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
表示悔改
He showed repentance for his mistakes.
他对自己犯的错误表现出悔改。
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？
对罪过的忏悔
The priest spoke about repentance for sins.
牧师谈到了对罪过的忏悔。
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。
表达悔意
The criminal expressed repentance in court.
罪犯在法庭上表达了悔意。
悔改与宽恕
The story is about repentance and forgiveness.
这个故事关于悔改与宽恕。
临终悔悟；最后的悔改（常指为时已晚或迫于无奈）
His sudden apology was a deathbed repentance, coming only after he had squandered his inheritance.
他突然的道歉不过是临终前的悔悟，是在挥霍掉遗产之后才做出的。
我来本不是召义人，乃是召罪人悔改。
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus uses this saying to explain that repentance is for sinners.
在《马可福音》中，耶稣用这句话说明悔改是给罪人的。
悔改是意志薄弱者的美德。
This line from John Dryden's poem The Hind and the Panther suggests that repentance can seem like a weakness.
这句出自约翰·德莱顿长诗《母鹿与豹》的句子暗示，悔改看起来可能像一种软弱。
Use repentance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
repentance 里有 pen（钢笔）——把后悔写下来，重新（re）改过，不再重犯。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.