be repentant for (sth)
He was repentant for his mistakes.
他为自己的错误感到后悔。
对错误行为感到悲伤
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
对错误行为感到悲伤
Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
When he saw the broken window, the boy looked genuinely repentant.
看到打破的窗户时,那个男孩看起来确实很后悔。
用法提示:repentant 是形容词,在这里作表语,表示“后悔的”。
She wrote a repentant letter to apologize for forgetting her friend's birthday.
她写了一封表示悔过的信,为忘记朋友的生日道歉。
用法提示:repentant 是形容词作定语,修饰 letter,意为“悔过的、表示后悔的”。
After shouting at his mother, he felt repentant and asked for forgiveness.
对妈妈大喊大叫后,他感到后悔,并请求原谅。
用法提示:repentant 是形容词作表语,描述主语“感到后悔的”。
He was repentant for his mistakes.
他为自己的错误感到后悔。
She is repentant about lying to her parents.
她对向父母说谎感到悔恨。
The thief felt repentant after being caught.
小偷被捕后感到悔改。
形容词作定语修饰名词。
The repentant sinner asked for forgiveness.
忏悔的罪人请求宽恕。
grammar · medium
易错句子He repentant for his actions.
正确表达He was repentant for his actions.
repentant是形容词,不能单独作谓语,需要与系动词连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子His repentant was obvious.
正确表达His repentance was obvious.
repentant是形容词,不能用作名词;应使用其名词形式repentance。
指因认识到自己的过错而愿意改正,常带有宗教或道德上的忏悔意味
指因自己的行为或过失而感到深深的自责和悔恨
指对已经发生或未发生的事感到惋惜或失望,不一定有道德上的自责
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