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
忏悔;悔改;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。;为道德上的罪恶感到懊悔并寻求宽恕;停止犯罪并去爱。;因......感到痛苦;悲伤地回忆。;为......感到抱歉,后悔。
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
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.
一般现在时
I repent my sins.
我忏悔我的罪过。
一般过去时
He repented his mistake.
他后悔他的错误。
现在完成时
She has repented of her actions.
她已经为自己的行为后悔了。
现在进行时
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。
用法提示:repent 作不及物动词,repent of 表示“后悔(做过某事)”。
The thief repented and returned the stolen money.
小偷悔改了,归还了偷来的钱。
用法提示:repent 作不及物动词,意为“悔改、忏悔”。
She repents every time she thinks about the argument.
每次想到那次争吵,她都感到懊悔。
用法提示:repent 用一般现在时第三人称单数 repents,表示“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。
通用词,语气中性;不像 repent 那样带有道德或宗教悔罪的意味。
口语常用,语气较轻,可以只是一般歉意;repent 则强调对过错的深刻悔悟。
强调因愧疚而产生的内心痛苦;比 repent 更侧重情绪而非寻求宽恕的行为。
文学或书面语,语气较重且略显古旧;常用于表达比 regret 更强烈的悔恨。
语义偏向宗教或道德悔罪,强调改过的意愿;repent 可兼指一般后悔和宗教忏悔,be penitent 则更正式。
grammar · medium
易错句子He repented his sins.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I repent to have lied.
正确表达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。
反义指向:repent 表示对已做或未做之事悔恨,rejoice 表示对同一行为或结果感到高兴,二者态度相反。
反义指向:对已做之事感到满意、欣喜,与 repent 所表达的懊悔相对。
反义指向:对行为或结果感到强烈欢欣,与 repent 的痛悔相对。
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。
re-(前缀,表“再次、返回”)+ pent(词根,源自古法语/拉丁语 paenitere,表“懊悔”)。同根词:penitent, penance, penitentiary;同前缀词:return, repeat, revise, review。
悔改的对象通常是所犯的罪。
悔改往往伴随着内疚感。
悔改可以通过忏悔来表达。
悔改的目的是获得宽恕。
悔改之后常需要赎罪或弥补。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.