penitence

penitence

英 ['penɪt(ə)ns]
　　美

n. 後悔；贖罪

中文詞源：

penitence 悔罪，懺悔

來自penitent,悔罪的，懺悔的。

例句：

1. The thief expressed penitence for all his past actions.
那盜賊對他犯過的一切罪惡表示懺悔.

2. Of penitence, there has been none!
可是悔過呢, 還一點沒有!

3. Was it but the mockery of penitence?
難道隻是對懺悔加以嘲弄 嗎 ?

4. Is there no reality in the penitence thus sealed and witnessed by good works?
你這樣大做好事來彌補和證實你的悔過,難道還不是真心誠意,實實在在的 嗎 ?

5. Here had been her sin; here, her sorrow; and here was yet to be her penitence.
這裡有過她的罪孽, 這裡有過她的悲傷, 這裡也還會有她的懺悔.