be repentant for (sth)
He was repentant for his mistakes.
他为自己的错误感到后悔。
后悔的;悔改的
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后悔的;悔改的
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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 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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He repentant for his actions.
Use this
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。
Not this
His repentant was obvious.
Use this
His repentance was obvious.
repentant是形容词,不能用作名词;应使用其名词形式repentance。
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