Word · Frequency #15104
Fully loadedrepents
后悔；懊悔
repents is the third person singular of repent.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
- 1.
To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
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。
- 2.
To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
为道德上的罪恶感到懊悔并寻求宽恕；停止犯罪并去爱。
- 3.
To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.
因......感到痛苦；悲伤地回忆。
- 4.
To be sorry for, to regret.
为......感到抱歉,后悔。
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。
In use
He repented of his harsh words and apologized the next day.
The thief repented and returned the stolen money.
She repents every time she thinks about the argument.
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.
她后悔自己当时那么严厉。
repent doing sth
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。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- marry in haste, repent at leisure
- 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.'
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常与of连用，表示因某事后悔；多用于正式或宗教语境。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.