penitential

penitential读音音标

英 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃl]

美 [ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəl]

penitential意思解释

adj.

后悔的，忏悔的，苦行赎罪的；

n.

赎罪规则书；

英英释义

adj.

of or relating to penitence or penance

\"the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar\"

showing or constituting penance

\"penitential tears\"; \"wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words\"

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)The penitential canons are imposed only on the living, and, according to the canons themselves, nothing should be imposed on the dying.悔罪的教义只能加于生者之身，并且根据教义自身，不应该有加于死者之上的。