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repent of sth
注意：repent of 是常见搭配，表示对过去行为感到后悔或忏悔。
He repented of his sins.
他忏悔了他的罪过。
后悔；懊悔
repented — past of repent
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
后悔；懊悔
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
He repented of his sins.
他忏悔了他的罪过。
对自己所做或未做的事情感到痛苦、悲伤或后悔；可用“of”说明原因。
To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
为道德上的罪恶感到懊悔并寻求宽恕；停止犯罪并去爱。
To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
因......感到痛苦；悲伤地回忆。
To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
为......感到抱歉,后悔。
To be sorry for, to regret.
repent
Base
原形
repents
3rd person
第三人称单数
repenting
-ing
现在分词
repented
Past
过去式
repented
Past participle
过去分词
I repent my sins.
我忏悔我的罪过。
He repented his mistake.
他后悔他的错误。
She has repented of her actions.
她已经为自己的行为后悔了。
They are repenting their foolishness.
他们正在为他们的愚蠢后悔。
后悔，忏悔
He repented of his harsh words and apologized the next day.
他对自己苛刻的话感到后悔，第二天道了歉。
The thief repented and returned the stolen money.
小偷悔改了，归还了偷来的钱。
She repents every time she thinks about the argument.
每次想到那次争吵，她都感到懊悔。
注意：repent of 是常见搭配，表示对过去行为感到后悔或忏悔。
He repented of his sins.
他忏悔了他的罪过。
She repented that she had been so harsh.
她后悔自己当时那么严厉。
注意：repent后接动名词，表示后悔做过某事。
He repented having wasted his youth.
他后悔虚度了青春。
Not this
He repented his sins.
Use this
He repented of his sins.
在中文中，“后悔”可以接宾语，但英语中 repent 表示“对某事后悔”时是不及物动词，需要加介词 of。
Not this
I repent to have lied.
Use this
I repent of having lied.
repent 后接动名词短语，且需用介词 of，不能用不定式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对（自己的行为等）感到后悔；懊悔
He repented of his mistake and apologized.
他后悔自己的错误，并道了歉。
真心悔改；真诚忏悔
She truly repented of her dishonest behavior.
她真诚地忏悔自己不诚实的行为。
悔改归向上帝
The preacher urged everyone to repent and turn to God.
牧师劝勉所有人要悔改归向上帝。
忏悔并祈求宽恕
He repented and asked for forgiveness for his angry words.
他为自己的气话忏悔，并请求宽恕。
草率结婚，后悔莫及
She rushed into marriage after three weeks, and now she knows the truth of 'marry in haste, repent at leisure.'
她认识三周就匆忙结婚，如今她明白了‘草率结婚，后悔莫及’的道理。
披麻蒙灰地悔改；极为痛悔
After the scandal, the official repented in sackcloth and ashes before the public.
丑闻发生后，这位官员在公众面前披麻蒙灰地悔改。
悔改吧，因为天国近了。
John the Baptist's call to repent is one of the most quoted lines in Western culture.
施洗约翰呼召人悔改的话是西方文化中被引用最多的名言之一。
Use repented naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
对比记忆：regret 是普通后悔，repent 是为罪过深刻忏悔，常含痛改前非之意。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、宗教忏悔场合、道德反省讨论 repent 通常用于正式或宗教语境，多出现在书面语、忏悔或道德反省中，表示对过错或罪行感到悔恨并愿意改正；日常口语中较少使用。
常与of连用，表示因某事后悔；多用于正式或宗教语境。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.