confession

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英 [kənˈfeʃn]

美 [kənˈfɛʃən]

confession意思解释

n.

承认，自首；

忏悔；

供认状；

信条，教义

变形

复数：confessions

英英释义

n.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

(Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution

a public declaration of your faith

a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

双语例句

用作名词(n.)They saw compromise as a confession of weakness.他们认为妥协就是自认孱弱。Such an explanation is tantamount to a confession.这样一种解释等于一篇自白。His confession involved a number of other politicians in the affair.他的自白供出其他一些*治人物也涉及此事。By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession.他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。The police tricked him into making a confession.**哄骗他作了招认。The priest made a deathbed confession.牧师做了临终忏悔。