Word · Frequency #15104
Fully loadedrepenting
后悔；懊悔
repenting is the present participle of repent.
核心释义
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- 1.
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".
- 2.
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.
- 3.
因......感到痛苦；悲伤地回忆。
To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
- 4.
为......感到抱歉,后悔。
To be sorry for, to regret.
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。
用法In use
He repented of his harsh words and apologized the next day.
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.
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.
用法提示：repent 用一般现在时第三人称单数 repents，表示“懊悔”。
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。
repent that clause
She repented that she had been so harsh.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- repent of
- 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。
- truly repent
- 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。
- repent and turn to God
- 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。
- repent and ask for forgiveness
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与of连用，表示因某事后悔；多用于正式或宗教语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɛnt/ 结尾，与 repent（/rɪˈpɛnt/）重读的最后音节押韵，包括 bent、rent、sent、went、tent。注意：serpent 虽以字母 -pent 结尾，但读作 /ˈsɜːrpənt/，词尾是轻读的 /ənt/，并不押韵；recent（/ˈriːsənt/）看似相似，但发音不同。
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