| 单词 | penitent |
| 释义 | Word Frequency penitent(ˈpɛnɪtənt) adjective 1. feeling regret for one's sins; repentant noun 2. a person who is penitent 3. Christianity a. a person who repents his or her sins and seeks forgiveness for them b. Roman Catholic Church a person who confesses his or her sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him Derived forms penitence (ˈpenitence) or archaic penitency (ˈpenitency) noun penitently (ˈpenitently) adverb Word origin C14: from Church Latin paenitēns regretting, from paenitēre to repent, of obscure origin |
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