commit a sin
commit 常与 sin 搭配，表示“犯罪、作恶”，此处 sin 为可数名词。
He believed he had committed a sin by lying to his parents.
他觉得自己对父母撒谎是犯了罪。
正弦；希伯来字母 sin（ש）；阿拉伯字母 sin（س）；希伯来字母；ש；与神疏远
an act that goes against God's will; the state of being separated from God
希伯来字母；ש
A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
与神疏远
estrangement from god
阿拉伯字母；س
A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س
被神学家视为违逆神意的行为
an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
直角三角形中给定角的对边与斜边的长度比
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
He admitted that lying to his parents was a sin and asked for their forgiveness.
他承认对父母撒谎是一种罪过，并请求他们原谅。
用法提示：sin 是名词，在句中作表语，表示“罪过、罪行”。
In many traditions, stealing is considered a serious sin.
在许多传统中，偷窃被视为严重的罪孽。
用法提示：sin 是名词，与 serious 连用，表示“罪孽”。
She felt that her greed had led her to commit a great sin.
她觉得自己的贪婪导致她犯下了大罪。
用法提示：sin 是名词，与 commit 搭配使用，表示“犯下罪过”。
commit 常与 sin 搭配，表示“犯罪、作恶”，此处 sin 为可数名词。
He believed he had committed a sin by lying to his parents.
他觉得自己对父母撒谎是犯了罪。
表示“对……犯下的罪过、对……的冒犯”，against 后接被冒犯或伤害的对象。
Cruelty to animals is a sin against nature.
虐待动物是对自然的罪过。
of 后接动名词，用来具体说明所犯的是哪一种罪。
She was ashamed of the sin of betraying her friend.
她为自己背叛朋友这一罪过感到羞愧。
用 it 作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式，多用于评价某种行为。
It is a sin to waste so much food when others are hungry.
在别人挨饿时浪费这么多食物是一种罪过。
较正式，多用于宗教语境
更广义，不特指宗教
可指法律或个人冒犯，程度较轻
语气极强，常用于圣经
强调道德上的邪恶本质
grammar · medium
易错句子He has committed many sin.
正确表达He has committed many sins.
sin 指一次次具体的罪行时是可数名词，前面有 many、few 或数词时必须用复数 sins（汉语名词无复数变化，容易漏掉 -s）；只有泛指“罪”这一抽象概念时才用不可数形式，如 the nature of sin。
grammar · medium
易错句子The police arrested him for his sin.
正确表达The police arrested him for his crime.
sin 指宗教或道德意义上违背神意、良心的罪过，不由法律制裁；被警察逮捕、依法追究的行为是 crime（罪行）。汉语“罪”兼指两者，说英语时要按“是否违法”来选词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made a serious sin and asked God to forgive him.
正确表达He committed a serious sin and asked God to forgive him.
英语里“犯罪过”固定搭配是 commit a sin，不用 make；make 表示制造或做出具体事物，不能与表示道德罪过的 sin 搭配。
crime 指违反法律、可受刑罚的罪行；sin 指宗教或道德上违背神意或良知的罪过。法律语境通常用 crime，宗教道德语境通常用 sin；严重恶行有时两者都可形容，但侧重点不同。
guilt 指应负的责任或内疚感，是一种状态或感受；sin 指具体的罪过行为本身。说“感到内疚”用 guilt，说“犯了罪过”用 sin。
offense 可指违法、违规或冒犯他人的行为，范围较广，常与规则或法律相关；sin 更强调宗教或道德上的罪过。日常礼貌或规则语境常用 offense，宗教教义语境用 sin。英式拼写常作 offence。
犯下罪孽
He confessed that he had committed a sin.
他承认自己犯下了罪孽。
原罪
The doctrine of original sin is central to Christian theology.
原罪教义是基督教神学的核心。
赦免罪孽
The priest absolved him and forgave his sins.
神父赦免了他并宽恕了他的罪孽。
大罪（不可饶恕的罪）
Murder is considered a mortal sin in many religions.
在许多宗教中，谋杀被视为不可饶恕的大罪。
忏悔罪孽
She went to church to confess her sins.
她去教堂忏悔自己的罪孽。
原罪
The doctrine of original sin holds that all humans are born with a sinful nature.
原罪教义认为所有人生来就有罪性。
致命之罪
Gluttony is considered one of the seven deadly sins.
暴食被认为是七宗罪之一。
非常（通常用于贬义）
That old house is ugly as sin, but it's cheap to rent.
那栋老房子丑得要命，但租金便宜。
罪的工价乃是死。
The preacher said, 'The wages of sin is death.'
牧师说：‘罪的工价乃是死。’
这是一种罪。
In the song 'It's a Sin', the Pet Shop Boys sing about guilt and regret.
在歌曲《It's a Sin》中，宠物店男孩唱到内疚和悔恨。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.
致命之罪（七宗罪之一）
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins.
傲慢是七宗罪之一。