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penitent

美 [ˈpenɪtənt]英 [ˈpenɪtənt]
  • n.忏悔者;(尤指宗教)悔罪者
  • adj.忏悔的;后悔的;愧疚的

复数: penitents

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adj.

忏悔的;后悔的;愧疚的
feeling or showing that you are sorry for having done sth wrong

remorseful

noun

忏悔者;(尤指宗教)悔罪者
a person who shows that they are sorry for doing sth wrong, especially a religious person who wants God to forgive them

penitent

频次

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    ADJ-GRADED 悔过的; 忏悔的;愧疚的
    Someone who is penitent is very sorry for something wrong that they have done, and regrets their actions.

    Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past...

    罗伯特·盖茨坐在他们面前,对过去的事几乎无颜以对。

  • He sat penitently in his chair by the window.

    他懊悔地坐在靠窗的椅子上。

noun

1
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

adj

1
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
Synonym: repentant

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  1. The penitent man is humble before god .

    忏悔者在上帝面前是谦虚的。

  2. I own to speak this with sad experience , and am not ashamed to confess myself a penitent .

    我承认自己是以痛苦的经历来说这话的,并且毫不惭愧地承认自己是一个忏悔者。

  3. Robert Gates sat before them , almost penitent about the past

    罗伯特·盖茨坐在他们面前,对过去的事几乎无颜以对。

  4. She is deeply penitent .

    她深感愧疚。

  5. 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。

  6. Zion will be redeemed with justice , her penitent ones with righteousness .

    锡安必因公平得蒙救赎,其中归正的人,必因公义得蒙救赎。

  7. They all appeared very penitent , and begged hard for their lives . Why should I slave away all my life !

    他们一个个表示悔罪,苦苦地哀求饶命。我为什么要辛辛苦苦地干一辈子呀!

  8. Yet perhaps if I had found you humble and penitent , I might have prevented Benedetto from killing you ;

    可是,假如我发觉你低首下心,自知悔悟,我或许会阻止贝尼代托,不让你被杀。

  9. Laurie was standing by their mother with such a penitent face that Jo forgave him on the spot .

    劳笠站在她们的母亲身边,羞愧满面,无地自容。裘马上原谅了他。

  10. He expressed no regret for what he had done which satisfied her ; his style was not penitent , but haughty .

    他对于自己的所作所为,丝毫不觉得过意不去,这当然使她无从满意。

  11. It was hard to be angrg with him when he looked so penitent .

    当他看起来如此懊悔时,很难对他发火。

  12. his style was not penitent , but haughty . It was all pride and insolence .

    他的语气真是盛气凌人,丝毫没有悔悟的意思。

  13. Once , Hollywood required scandal-ridden stars to go away for a while & a penitent hiatus before they could enjoy redemption , their second acts .

    过去,好莱坞要求劣迹斑斑的影星离开一段时间&他们被救赎前的悔过期,好莱坞的第二步是救赎。

  14. In the past , televised confessions have been followed swiftly , as soon as the supposed penitent has been freed , by vehement repudiations .

    过去,电视播出招供画面,悔罪者一旦得到释放,立刻翻脸不认账。

  15. They knew not what it was , they knew not where they were ; but both of them , the man and the child , the penitent and the innocent , felt that they must kneel .

    他们不知道那是什么,他们不知道自己是在什么地方,可是他们俩,老人和孩子,忏悔者和无罪者,都感到应当跪下。

  16. Always we shall have the heretic here at our mercy , screaming with pain , broken up , contemptible & and in the end utterly penitent , saved from himself , crawling to our feet of his own accord .

    我们总是要把异端分子提到这里来听我们的摆布,叫痛求饶,意气消沉,可卑可耻,最后痛悔前非,自动地爬到我们脚下来。

  17. As to the neighbourhood which had hesitated to acknowledge the railroad in its straggling days , that had grown wise and penitent , as any Christian might in such a case , and now boasted of its powerful and prosperous relation .

    至于附近的居民,他们在铁路最初蜿蜒伸展的日子中还打不定主意是否承认它;后来像任何一位基督徒在这种情况下都可能表现的那样,变得聪明起来,翻然悔悟,现在都在夸耀这位强大、兴隆的亲戚。

  18. A half-equipped little Knight she was , venturing to reconnoitre the mysterious city and dreaming wild dreams of some vague , far-off supremacy , which should make it prey and subject & the proper penitent , groveling at a woman 's slipper .

    她还只是一个装备不全的小骑士,正冒险出发去侦察神秘的大城市,梦想着某个遥远的将来她将征服这新世界,让那大城市俯首称臣,诚惶诚恐,跪倒在她的脚下。