penitent

penitent读音音标

英 [ˈpenɪtənt]

美 [ˈpɛnɪtənt]

penitent意思解释

adj.

悔罪的，悔过的；

n.

后悔者；

忏悔者；

变形

复数：penitents

英英释义

n.

(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

adj.

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

同义词：repentant

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)Since he has been penitent,I don\'t think he will do that again.既然他已经忏悔了，我认为他不会再那样做了。They all appeared very penitent and begged hard for their lives.他们一个个表示悔罪，苦苦地哀求饶命。用作名词(n.)A penitent\'s prayer is an undeniable ambassador.一个忏悔者的祷告是令人无法拒绝的使者。