penitence

英 [ˈpenɪtəns]

美 [ˈpenɪtəns]

n.  忏悔; 悔罪; 愧疚

法律

BNC.34361 / COCA.31695

牛津词典

noun

• 忏悔；悔罪；愧疚
  a feeling of being sorry because you have done sth wrong

柯林斯词典

• 悔过；忏悔；愧疚
  Penitenceis sincere regret for wrong or evil things that you have done.

英英释义

noun

• remorse for your past conduct
  Synonym:repentancepenance

双语例句

• He does not know, for no one can, of my infinite penitence and sickness of the heart.
  他不知道（谁都不可能知道），我的无限悔恨和厌倦。
• 'It is never too late,'said Rose,'for penitence and atonement.'
  “仟悔和赎罪永远也不会嫌晚。”露丝说道。
• However, the subjective factors in other category of personal danger, which are ordinary conduct, penitence behavior, can affect criminal liability at a different extent, so personal danger is the basis of heavy or light criminal liability.
  但犯罪构成以外的那些属于人身危险性范畴的主观因素如平时表现、悔罪表现等，不同程度地影响刑事责任的大小，因此人身危险性是刑事责任大小的根据之一。
• The pattern of restorative judicature differs greatly from the pattern of traditional retributive justice, which takes great advantage of the criminal's penitence, repentance, and the victim's pardon.
  恢复性司法模式与传统报应性司法模式有很多不同特点，它把犯罪人的悔恨、忏悔和被害人的宽恕作为重要因素。
• Was it but the mockery of penitence?
  难道只是对仟悔加以嘲弄吗？
• Having expressed penitence and sworn, in future, to follow the Pope's directions in dealing with his German opponents, he was pardoned and received back into communion.
  在他表示过忏悔并宣誓将来一定按照教皇指示对待教皇在德意志的敌对者之后，才承蒙赦罪并恢复了教籍。
• The message, she thought, would be one of affectionate penitence to her father.
  信息，她想，那准是对父亲的充满感情的忏悔。
• Here had been her sin; here, her sorrow; and here was yet to be her penitence.
  这里有过她的罪孽，这里有过她的悲伤，这里也还会有她的忏悔。
• The strong sense of penitence made him eager for perfect personality.
  一方面浓重的忏悔意识使他企慕完美人格；
• Repentant "Noble"," Noble "Repentance& Re-Probe of A Superfluous Remark; of or relating to penitence or penance.
  忏悔的“贵族”“贵族”的忏悔&再论瞿秋白《多余的话》属于或关于悔罪或忏悔的。