| 单词 | penitence |
| 释义 | penitence noun[U] formaluk/ˈpen.ɪ.təns/us/ˈpen.ə.təns/thefeelingof beingsorryfor something you have done because youfeelit waswrong, or theactofshowingthis: 悔过，忏悔Heexpressedpenitence for what he had done.他对自己的所作所为表示忏悔。 Shecriedtearsof penitence.她流下了悔恨的泪水。 See penitent
penitence| American Dictionarypenitence noun[U] us/ˈpen·ɪ·təns/regretfor amistakeandwillingnesstocorrectit: Heexpressedhis penitence for what he had done. Examplesofpenitencepenitence All religious punishment hinged onpenitenceand an avowal of guilt. From theCambridge English Corpus One was thatpenitenceand holiness were not to be bought at the price of asceticism, a position going against the prevailing wisdom. From theCambridge English Corpus She has also done a great service by illuminating the substantial differences in their view onpenitence. From theCambridge English Corpus An emergency rota ofpenitenceand pilgrimage was scripted. From theCambridge English Corpus Men and women alike were called topenitenceand charity and all were promised the same spiritual benefits. From theCambridge English Corpus Penitencewas less frightening to them since they were taught to be confident in the sacrament, and they rejected religious reforms that abolished the source of their consolation. From theCambridge English Corpus The digestive process in the liver is equated with the compunction of the perfecti, which is secondary, coming afterpenitence, and is directed at venial sins. From theCambridge English Corpus She came boldly up, trusting in forgiveness, and poured out on his head a kind of spikenard76 testifying from the depth of her heart to the intensity of herpenitence. From theCambridge English Corpus They were there, we read, in their thousands, their hearts aglow with religious fervour and their eyes red with the tears ofpenitence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not regard that evidence of repentance: as invalid because he did not yet commit himself to overallpenitencefor his misdeeds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She might have displayed some semblance ofpenitence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now comes a time of public accounting, and the sinner is brought topenitence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, we do not want her to go about in ashes and tears and in a state ofpenitence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we to sit on the stool ofpenitenceand submit to policies with which we do not agree? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A little morepenitencefrom him might go a long way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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